Nuala O'Donnell

Not to be confused with her mother Iníon Dubh, the 20th century poet Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, or the 15th-century noblewoman Finola O'Donnell.

Nuala O'Donnell
Bornc. 1575
Tyrconnell, Ulster, Ireland
Diedc. 1630
Leuven, Spanish Netherlands
BuriedSt Anthony's College, Leuven
Noble familyO'Donnell clan
Spouse
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(m. 1591; sep. 1600)​
FatherHugh McManus O'Donnell
MotherIníon Dubh

Nuala O'Donnell (Irish: Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill; c. 1575 – c. 1630) was an Irish noblewoman of the O'Donnell clan. She took part in the Flight of the Earls, and was known as "the Lady of the Piercing Wail".

After the death of her siblings Rory, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell and Cathbarr O'Donnell in 1608, she became the key representative of the O'Donnell clan. During her time in Continental Europe, she petitioned both Philip III of Spain and James I of England to assist the O'Donnells. She died circa 1630, presumably in Leuven, where she is interred.

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