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Irish noblewoman

Not to be confused with her mother Iníon Dubh, the 20th century poet Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, or the 15th-century noblewoman Finola O'Donnell.

Nuala O'Donnell (Irish: Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill; c. 1575 – c. 1630) was an Irish noblewoman of the O'Donnell dynasty who took part in the Flight of the Earls. She was known as "the Lady of the Piercing Wail".

After the death of her sibling Rory, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell, she became the key representative of the O'Donnell clan. During her time in Continental Europe, she petitioned both Philip III of Spain and James I of England to assist the O'Donnells. She died circa 1630, presumably in Leuven, where she is interred.

Early life

Born in sixteenth-century Tyrconnell, Nuala was the daughter of Sir Hugh McManus O'Donnell, GaelicLord of Tyrconnell and Chief of the Name of Clan O'Donnell, and his Scottish wife Iníon Dubh.

Historian Jerrold Casway estimates Nuala's birth year as c. 1575. Similarly, historian Helena Concannon reasoned that "Nuala was already married to Niall Garbh in 1592. This will place her birth-year with some degree of probability about 1577 — not later." In contrast to Concannon, Andrea Knox believes Nuala was Rory's older sister.Francis Martin O'Donnell gives Nuala a birthdate of 1565.

Based on Nuala's intellect and her later affiliations with the Franciscans, it is likely they were responsible for her education.

Her father's other children include Donnell, Hugh Roe,Rory, Manus, Mary, Margaret and Cathbarr. She was also a sister-in-law of Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone due to his marriage with her elder half-sister Siobhán. One source claims that Nuala was Hugh McManus's youngest daughter.

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