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James MacDonald
Séamus Mac Dhòmhnaill
Title 6th Clan Chief
Predecessor Alexander MacDonald, 5th of Dunnyveg
Successor Archibald MacDonald, 7th of Dunnyveg

James MacDonald (Scottish Gaelic: Séamus Mac Dhòmhnaill), alias McDonnell, 6th Chief of Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg, Scottish-Gaelic lord, died 1565.

Biography

MacDonald 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 imprisoned at Castle Crocke, near Strathbane.

He was also known as "James MacConnel" at court.

Family

By his wife, Agnes, daughter of Colin Campbell, 3rd Earl of Argyll and Lady Jean Gordon, he was the father of:

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