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Like the family of O'Neill, that of O'Donnell of Tyrconnell was of the Uí Néill, i.e. descended from Niall of the Nine Hostages, High King of Ireland at the beginning of the 5th century; the O'Neill, or Cenél nEógain, tracing their pedigree to Eógan mac Néill, and the O'Donnells, or Cenél Conaill, to Conall Gulban, both sons of Niall. [3]
Daniel Francis Noel O'Donnell, MBE (born 12 December 1961) [2] is an Irish singer, television presenter and philanthropist. [3] After rising to public attention in 1983, he has since become a household name in Ireland and Britain; he has also had considerable success in Australia . [ 4 ]
Kenneth Patrick O'Donnell [1] (March 4, 1924 – September 9, 1977) was an American political consultant and the special assistant and appointments secretary to President John F. Kennedy from 1961 until Kennedy's assassination in November 1963. O'Donnell was a close friend of President Kennedy and his younger brother Robert F. Kennedy.
O'Donnell was born in Washington, D.C., the daughter of Noreen Bernadette (O'Kane) and Francis Lawrence O'Donnell, a medical doctor and U.S. Army officer. [2] Her parents are both of Irish descent, with roots in Derry, Belfast, and County Donegal (meaning she is descended from both sides of the Irish Border).
Kelly O'Donnell (born May 17, 1965) is an American journalist. She is a political reporter for NBC News as White House and Capitol Hill correspondent. She appears on NBC Nightly News , Today , Meet The Press , and MSNBC .
Joe O'Donnell (musician) (born 1948), Celtic rock violinist; Joe O'Donnell (footballer) (born 1961), Scottish footballer; Joseph O'Donnell Sr. (1722–1787), Spanish general and father of Joseph O'Donnell the younger and two other generals of the Napoleonic Wars; Joseph O'Donnell (younger) (1768–1836), Spanish general of the Napoleonic Wars
O'Donnell was born in the Chicago suburb of Winnetka, Illinois, the son of Julie Ann Rohs von Brecht and William Charles O'Donnell Sr., a general manager of WBBM-AM. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He is the youngest of seven children, with four sisters and two brothers, and is of German and Irish descent.
O'Donnell, the third of five children, was born and raised in Commack, Long Island, New York. [3] [4] Her parents were homemaker Roseann Teresa (née Murtha; 1934–1973) and Edward Joseph O'Donnell (1933–2015), an electrical engineer who worked in the defense industry. [4]