Niall Garv O'Donnell

Son of Hugh Oge, son of Hugh Roe O'Donnell

1524

The two sons of O'Donnell namely, Niall Garv and Owen, the sons of Hugh
Oge, son of Hugh Roe, formed a confederacy to wage war; and they
continued for some time disturbing the country, until at length they
were induced to oppose each other. The town of Niall Garv, ie the
Crannog of Loch Beatha, in which he had been left only by Owen as
protector and caretaker, was siezed for his own use Niall left the
territory, and again marched from a great distance to attack the town
mansion; and he lay in ambush in its vicinity. Owen, having received
intelligence of this, repaired to the place that Niall was; and they
fought there for a long time, until Owen was slain on the spot; and
Niall was so deeply wounded, that he died of his wounds soon
afterwards. The loss of two who fell there would have been the cause of
great grief before this time (at this time the people thought it a
blessing that they had fallen by each others hands, as the civil war in
the kingdom of Tirconnell was then at an end, and their father was
enabled to wage war with more effect on O'Neill and his neighbours).
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