Hugh O'Donnell (died 1625)

Not to be confused with his cousin Hugh O'Donnell, 2nd Earl of Tyrconnell.

Hugh O'Donnell
BornJune 1605
Ulster, Ireland
DiedApril 1625 (aged 19)
Breda, Spanish Netherlands
FatherCaffar O'Donnell
MotherRosa O'Doherty

Captain Hugh O'Donnell (Irish: Aodh Ó Domhnaill; June 1605 – April 1625) was an Irish-born soldier who served in the first Irish regiment (tercio) of the Spanish military. He was the son of Gaelic nobles Caffar O'Donnell and Rosa O'Doherty, and took part in the Flight of the Earls. He fought in the Eighty Years' War and died in the Siege of Breda, aged 19.

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