James MacDonnell of Dunnyveg and the Glens

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James Mac Domhnaill or MacDonald in Scotland, 6th of Dunnyveg (died 1565), a Scoto-Irish chieftain, who was the son of Alexander MacDonald, lord of Islay and Kintyre (Cantire), and Catherine MacDonald, daughter of the Lord of Ardnamurchan.

He organised the release of his brother Sorley Boy MacDonnell in 1551, in exchange for George Bustsyde, a prisoner he held after a battle on the island of Reachrainn (now Rathlin Island).

During the Battle of Glentasie on 2 May 1565, he and Sorley Boy were captured by Shane O'Neill and imprisoned. James succumbed to his wounds shortly after being captured, while being imprisioned at Castle Crocke, near Strathbane.

Family

By his wife, Agnes, daughter of Colin Campbell, 3rd Earl of Argyll and Lady Jean Gordon, their children were:

Archibald MacDonald, 7th of Dunnyveg, died without issue in 1569.

Angus MacDonald, 8th of Dunnyveg, died circa 1613.
Ranald MacDonald of Smerby, married a daughter of Bannatyne of Kames, died 1616.
Coll MacDonald, died at Eilean Mor Cormac.
Donald Gorm MacDonald of Carey, killed during the battle of Ardnaree, Ireland in 1586.
Alexander Carragh MacDonald of Glenarm, killed during the battle of Ardnaree, Ireland in 1586.
Fionnghuala MacDonald, married Aodh mac Magnusa Ó Domhnaill, Lord of Tyrconnell. died circa 1608.

James married Agnes, daughter of Colin, Earl of Argyll, by whom he had:
1. Archibald, his successor.
2. Angus, who succeeded his brother.
3. Ranald of Smerby. He acted a prominent part in the troubles between the family of Dunnyveg and Maclean of Duart, with whom he was for some time a hostage. In 1614 he held the fort of Lochgorm, and entered into a bond with Sir John Campbell of Cawdor, undertaking to surrender the fort, which he did on the 28th of January, 1615. He also acted an important part during the rebellion of Sir James Macdonald, his nephew, in 1615. He married a daughter of Banuatyne of Kames, and had
(a) Coll, who succeeded him at Smerby.
(b) Archibald, who left two sons - Coll and Archibald.
(c) Donald Gorm, who was in 1615 a party to the bond by which bis father agreed to surrender the
fortalice of Lochgorm.
(d) Mary, who married Ranald Macdonald of Benbecula, with issue.
Ranald of Smerbie died 1616, and was buried in Saddel.
4. Coll. It was he who carried out the fearful vengeance upon the Macleans at Mullintrae under the mistaken idea that his brother, Ranald, had been put to death while a hostage at Duart. Under Coil's instructions two Macleans were executed every day until at last out of several score Sir Lachlan alone was left. Coll left two sons - Donald Gorm and Alastair Carrach, and died at Eilein Mhic Carmaic, in Knapdale.
5. Donald Gorm, who possessed the barony of Carey, in Antrim, granted to him by patent dated at Dunluce September 18, 1584. He was killed at Ardnary, in Ireland, in battle against the English in 1586. He left a son - Donald Gorm Og, who left a daughter.
6. Alexander, known as Alastair Comtek, and sometimes Alastair Gallte, in Irish State Papers. He possessed for some time the barony of Glenarm. He was killed along with his brother, Donald Gorm, in 1586. He left a son, Ranald, who succeeded him in Glenarm. Ranald left a son, Archibald, who was killed at Broughbuy, in Glenarm, with whom the male line of Alastair Carrach terminated.
7. A daughter, known as "Ineen Dubh," or black-haired girl, who married Hugh O'Donnell of Donegal.

James Macdonald of Dunnyveg, who was taken prisoner in 1565 in a battle with a coalition of the English and Shane O'Neill's followers, died shortly thereafter from the effects of his wounds, or, as was darkly whispered, by poison administered by O'Neill. According to MacVurich, he died at Dungannon, and was buried at Armagh.

Source: "The Clan Donald" Vol 3, page 377.