Egneghan O'Donnell

Son of Naghtan O'Donnell

1480

Eoghan (Owen), son of Niall Garv O'Donnell, royal heir of Tir-Conaill,
was killed this year by Eghnechan (Egneghan), son of Nechtan (Naghtan)
O'Donnell, in Cluain-Laegh, in treachery. ALC

O'Donnell held a conference with the sons of Naghtan and Con O'Neill,
at Caislen-na-Finne (Castlefinn, Raphoe), and they made peace with each
other; and the tanistship of Tirconnell was given to Egneghan
O'Donnell. AFM

1485

A great war broke out between the Kinel-Connell and the Kinel-Owen. The
sons of Art O'Neill (Niall and his brothers) joined O'Donnell; and the
sons of Naghtan (Egneghan and his brothers) joined O'Neill. O'Donnell
marched with an army into Muintir-Luinigh (Munterloony, Starbane, Co
Tyrone), for it was there that the creaghts and the people of the
descendants of Naghtan were. Con O'Neill was encamped in
Muintir-Luinigh, and the descendants of Naghtan were with him,
protecting their country and people. O'Donnell however, did not heed
them, until he had taken great preys and prodigious spoils. He passed
by the side of the camp of O'Neill and the descendants of Naghtan, and
he carried off the preys from them to his own country, without
receiving the slightest injury about them. AFM

1497


Egneghan, the son of Naghtan, who was the son of Turlough-an-Fhiona
O'Donnell was slain in Hugh Poe O'Donnels camp, by his own foster son,
Con, son of Hugh, Gerald, son of Donnell, son of Felim O'Doherty, and
Brian Mac Clancy. AFM

Egnechan, the son of Nechtan O'Domhnaill, royal heir of Cenel-Conaill,
the man who experienced the most of his countrys adversity, in
connection with the chief command, and by who his enemies fell in
greatest number, was killed by Conn, the son of Aedh Ruadh O'Domhnaill,
in O'Domhnaills own fortress. ALC