Hugh MacEdegany

Hugh MacEdegany was an illegitimate son of Calvagh O'Donnell, King of Tyrconnell,{{sfn|Dunlop|1894|p=436}}{{sfn|Annals of the Four Masters|2008|p=1873}}{{Cite ODNB|title=O'Donnell, Hugh [Aodh Ó'Dónaill; known as Red Hugh, Hugh Roe, Aodh Rua], lord of Tyrconnell (1572–1602), chieftain and rebel|url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-20554|date=2004|language=en|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/20554|last=Silke|first=John J.|archive-date=4 March 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250304094936/https://www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-20554}}{{efn|Conversely, Emmett O'Byrne describes MacEdegany as Calvagh's "natural son".}} raised as{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}} the son of the Dean of Raphoe{{sfn|Morgan|1993|p=125}}{{sfn|Annals of the Four Masters|2008|p=1873}} ("the Deacon O'Gallagher").{{sfn|Dunlop|1894|p=436}}

Calvagh's half-brother Hugh McManus united with Shane O'Neill to seize the lordship of Tyrconnell. Shane kidnapped Calvagh in 1561, and Hugh McManus was set up as Tyrconnell's ruler.{{Cite journal |last=O'Byrne |first=Emmett |author-link=Emmett O'Byrne |date=October 2009 |title=O'Donnell (Ó Domhnaill), Sir Aodh mac Maghnusa |url=https://www.dib.ie/biography/odonnell-o-domhnaill-sir-aodh-mac-maghnusa-a6332 |journal=Dictionary of Irish Biography |doi=10.3318/dib.006332.v1|url-access=subscription |doi-access=free }} Since the beginning of Hugh McManus's reign, Hugh MacEdegany was a major claimant to Tyrconnell's lordship.{{sfn|Dunlop|1894|p=436}} At some point, Hugh MacEdegany changed his patronymic to MacCalvagh ("son of Calvagh")—possibly due to fosterage—making him a competitor to the ruling O'Donnell.{{sfn|Morgan|1993|p=125}}{{sfn|Hamilton|1877|p=x}}

Hugh MacEdegany killed Iníon Dubh's brother Alasdrann in 1586.{{Cite web |title=Mongavlin Castle |url=https://www.monreaghulsterscotscentre.com/project/1404/ |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=Monreagh Heritage Centre}}{{Cite web |last=Gormley |first=Patrick |date=August 2020 |title=Mongavlin Castle Article |url=https://www.stjohnstonandcarrigans.com/mongavlinarticle.html |access-date=21 July 2024 |website=St Johnston and Carrigans Donegal}} Iníon Dubh married Hugh McManus in 1569.Morgan 1993, p. 124.Walsh 1922, p. 362. On 10 December 1587, Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, informed Queen Elizabeth I that Hugh McManus was likely to be overrun by Hugh MacEdegany, who was calling himself Hugh MacCalvagh.{{sfn|Hamilton|1877|p=x}} MacEdegany was assassinated on Iníon Dubh's orders in May 1588, during a visit to her residence, Mongavlin Castle.{{sfn|Morgan|1993|p=130}}{{Cite web |last=Newmann |first=Kate |author-link=Kate Newmann |title=Finola MacDonald (c.1500 - ) |url=https://www.newulsterbiography.co.uk/index.php/home/viewPerson/967 |access-date=13 November 2024 |website=The Dictionary of Ulster Biography}}

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The Annals of the Four Masters describes his death:

[Hugh MacEdegany] one time happened to be coming up, in pride, vigour, and high spirits (without remembering the spite or the enmity against him) towards the place where she was, at Magh-gaibhlin. When he had come to the town, she addressed her faithful people, i.e. the Scots; and begged and requested of them to fulfil their promise. This was accordingly done for her, for they rushed to the place where Hugh was, and proceeded to shoot at him with darts and bullets, until they left him lifeless; and there were also slain along with him the dearest to him of his faithful people.{{sfn|Annals of the Four Masters|2008|p=1873}}

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• {{Cite book |url=https://celt.ucc.ie/published/T100005E.html |title=Annals of the Four Masters |publisher=CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts |year=2008 |ref={{sfnref|Annals of the Four Masters|2008}} |orig-date=1636}}
• {{cite DNB|wstitle=O'Donnell, Hugh Roe|volume=40|last=Dunlop|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Dunlop (historian)|pages=436-440|short=1}}
• {{Cite journal |last=Finnegan |first=David |date=2007 |title=Niall Garbh O'Donnell and the Rebellion of Sir Cahir O'Doherty |url=https://www.derryveagh.com/media/files/DA59.pdf |url-status=live |journal=Donegal Annual |issue=59 |pages=60–82 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204175350/https://www.derryveagh.com/media/files/DA59.pdf |archive-date=4 February 2024 |access-date=27 October 2024}}
• {{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/1887calendarofstatep03greauoft |title=Calendar of the State Papers, relating to Ireland, of the reign of Elizabeth, 1586—1588, July |date= |publisher=Longman & Co. |others= |year=1877 |editor-last=Hamilton |editor-first=Hans Claude |location=London}}
• {{Cite book |last=Morgan |first=Hiram |author-link=Hiram Morgan |url=https://archive.org/details/tyronesrebellion0000morg/ |title=Tyrone's Rebellion: The outbreak of the Nine Years' War in Tudor Ireland |date=1993 |publisher=The Boydell Press |isbn=0-85115-683-5 |location=London |url-access=registration}}
• {{Cite journal |last=Walsh |first=Paul |author-link=Paul Walsh (priest) |date=1922 |title=Hugh Roe O'Donnell's Sisters |url=https://archive.org/details/s5p1irishecclesi19dubluoft |journal=The Irish Ecclesiastical Record |location=Dublin |volume=XIX |pages=358–364}}

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