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Ellis MacDonnell, Countess of Antrim was an Irish aristocrat of the late Elizabethan and early Stuart eras . Birth and origins. Ellis [a] was born in 1583, [1] the third daughter of Hugh O'Neill and his second wife, Siobhan O'Donnell. [2] . Her father was Earl of Tyrone and the leading Gaelic figure in late 16th-century Ireland.
The MacDonnells of Antrim ( Gaelic: Mac Domhnaill ), [1] also known as the MacDonnells of the Glens, are a branch in Ireland of the Scottish -based Clan Donald. Initially part of Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg ( Clan Donald South ), the MacDonnells of Antrim became their own branch in 1558 when Somhairle Buidhe MacDonnell obtained the ...
Randal Mark Kerr McDonnell, 7th Earl of Antrim. Hon. Angus McDonnell. Father. Charles Grey. Mother. Caroline Eliza Farquhar. Occupation. Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Victoria and Alexandra of Denmark. Louisa Jane McDonnell, Countess of Antrim, VA ( née Grey; 15 February 1855 – 2 April 1949) was a British noblewoman and courtier.
History. The MacDonells of Antrim descended from Sorley Boy MacDonnell, who established the family in County Antrim. His fourth son Randal MacDonnell was created Viscount Dunluce, in the County of Antrim, in 1618, and Earl of Antrim in 1620. Both titles were in the Peerage of Ireland.
He had a young sister named Mary. Through his grandmother Ellis MacDonnell, Countess of Antrim he was descended from her father Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone and was, therefore, part of the extended O'Neill dynasty which had been the dominant family in Gaelic Ireland until the Flight of the Earls.
The 15th Earl and Countess of Antrim, Randal and Aurora, with their children Alexander and Helena. To find out more information about the McDonnell family, visit The Antrim McDonnell Heritage Centre, opening in 2022. The Antrim McDonnell Hertiage Centre.
Alexander MacDonnell, 3rd Earl of Antrim PC (Ire) (1615–1699) was a Catholic peer and military commander in Ireland.
