Clan MacDonnell of Antrim

E793731

Irish clan Scottish-Gaelic noble family

Clan MacDonnell of Antrim is a prominent Scottish-Gaelic noble family that became a powerful ruling dynasty in northeastern Ireland, particularly known for its historic stronghold at Dunluce Castle.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
MacDonnell family	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Irish clan ⓘ Scottish-Gaelic noble family ⓘ
ancestralOrigin	Islay NERFINISHED ⓘ Kintyre NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Isles of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedCastle	Dunluce Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Glenarm Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedSeaArea	North Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ
branchOf	Clan Donald NERFINISHED ⓘ
coatOfArmsFeature	galley ⓘ lions ⓘ
conflictInvolvement	Nine Years' War in Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Wars of the Three Kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Scotland ⓘ
culturalHeritage	part of the Lordship of the Isles diaspora ⓘ
culturalIdentity	Galloglass lineage ⓘ
currentChiefTitle	Earl of Antrim NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicity	Gaelic ⓘ
feudalStatus	Irish peerage ⓘ
hereditaryTitleCreation	Earldom of Antrim created in the Irish peerage ⓘ
historicalRole	landed aristocracy in Ulster ⓘ ruling dynasty in northeastern Ireland ⓘ
intermarriage	intermarried with Anglo-Irish nobility ⓘ intermarried with Gaelic Irish nobility ⓘ
language	Irish ⓘ Scottish Gaelic ⓘ
militaryRole	suppliers of galloglass mercenaries ⓘ
modernSeat	Glenarm Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEvent	loss of Dunluce Castle after 17th-century conflicts ⓘ
notableMember	Randal MacDonnell, 1st Earl of Antrim NERFINISHED ⓘ Randal MacDonnell, 2nd Earl and 1st Marquess of Antrim NERFINISHED ⓘ Sorley Boy MacDonnell NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableStronghold	Dunluce Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableTitle	Earl of Antrim NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalActivity	involved in Scottish-Irish maritime lordship ⓘ involved in conflicts between Gaelic Irish and English authorities ⓘ
politicalAlignment	often allied with Gaelic Irish lords of Ulster ⓘ
politicalAllegiance	Gaelic lordships of Ulster ⓘ
primaryRegion	County Antrim NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulster NERFINISHED ⓘ northeastern Ireland ⓘ
relatedClan	Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
territorialBase	the Glens of Antrim NERFINISHED ⓘ the Route NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriodOfProminence	16th century ⓘ 17th century ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Dunluce Castle → associatedWith → Clan MacDonnell of Antrim ⓘ

Dunluce Castle → laterHeldBy → Clan MacDonnell of Antrim ⓘ

this entity surface form: MacDonnell family