Domhnall mac Raghnaill

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Gaelic lord historical person medieval Scottish noble

Domhnall mac Raghnaill was a 13th-century Gaelic noble regarded as a key progenitor of the powerful Clan Donald (MacDonald) in the western Highlands and Isles of Scotland.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Domhnall 2
Domhnall MacDomhnaill 1

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Gaelic lord ⓘ
historical person ⓘ
medieval Scottish noble ⓘ
areaOfInfluence Inner Hebrides NERFINISHED ⓘ
Outer Hebrides NERFINISHED ⓘ
western seaboard of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedDynasty Somerled dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedTerritory Islay NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kintyre NERFINISHED ⓘ
western seaboard lordships ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 13th century ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
culture Gaelic-Scandinavian lordship culture ⓘ
dynasticOrigin descendant of Somerled ⓘ
ethnicity Gael ⓘ
family Clann Somhairle NERFINISHED ⓘ
father Raghnall mac Somhairle NERFINISHED ⓘ
givenName Domhnall NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalReputation key progenitor of Clan Donald power ⓘ
historicalSources later clan traditions ⓘ
medieval Gaelic genealogies ⓘ
historicalUncertainty details of his rule are sparsely documented ⓘ
exact dates of birth and death unknown ⓘ
knownFor establishing a major branch of Clann Somhairle ⓘ
foundational ancestor of Clan Donald ⓘ
language Scottish Gaelic ⓘ
nobleTitle Gaelic lord in the Isles ⓘ
notableFamily Clan Donald NERFINISHED ⓘ
Clan MacDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ
patronymic mac Raghnaill NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalContext Lordship of the Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalStatus regional magnate in the Isles ⓘ
region Hebrides NERFINISHED ⓘ
Isles of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ
western Highlands of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ
roleInClan eponymous ancestor of the MacDonalds of Islay and Kintyre ⓘ
progenitor of Clan Donald ⓘ
successorClan Lords of the Isles (Clan Donald) NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod High Middle Ages ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

clan MacDonald → founderTradition → Domhnall mac Raghnaill ⓘ
subject surface form: Clan MacDonald
Domhnall Gleeson → givenName → Domhnall mac Raghnaill ⓘ
this entity surface form: Domhnall
MacDonald → isDerivedFromGivenName → Domhnall mac Raghnaill ⓘ
this entity surface form: Domhnall
Domhnall of Islay (Donald of Islay) → alternateName → Domhnall mac Raghnaill ⓘ
subject surface form: Domhnall of Islay
this entity surface form: Domhnall MacDomhnaill