Finola O'Donnell

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Finola O'Donnell (also called Nuala O'Brien , Irish Fionnghuala bean Uí Dhomhnaill , born Fionnghuala Ní Bhriain ; * around 1440 - † February 5, 1528 ) was an Irish nobleman who, together with her husband, owned the Donegal Monastery in 1474 founded.

Finola O'Donnell was born to Conor-na-Srona O'Brien ( Conchobhair na Sróna Ó Briain ), who later became King of Thomond . She married Hugh Roe O'Donnell ( Aodh Ruadh Ó Domhnaill , 1427–1505), king of the Kingdom of Tyrconell . Together they founded the Donegal Monastery ( Mainistir Dhún na nGall ) in Donegal in 1474 , which they donated to the brothers of the Reformed Franciscan Order . Finola O'Donnell was considered a woman who had achieved much fame and reputation during her lifetime, and who dedicated her life and wealth to charity and humanity. After the death of her husband, she became a Terziarier . She died on the first day of Lent, February 5, 1528, and was buried in Donegal Monastery.

Modern reception

Judy Chicago dedicated an inscription to Finola O'Donnell on the triangular floor tiles of the Heritage Floor of her installation The Dinner Party . The porcelain tiles labeled with the name Finola O'Donnel are assigned to the place with the place setting for Hildegard von Bingen .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c Aubrey Gwynn and R. Neville Hadcock: Medieval Religious Houses Ireland . Longman, London 1970, pp. 247 .
  2. ↑ akg-images -. In: akg-images.de. www.akg-images.de, accessed on February 1, 2020 .
  3. ^ Annals of the Four Masters , entry M1528.3.
  4. ^ Brooklyn Museum: Finola O'Donnel. In: brooklynmuseum.org. Accessed February 1, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME O'Donnell, Finola
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ní Bhriain, Fionnghuala; Uí Dhomhnaill, Fionnghuala; O'Brien, Nuala
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish nobles
DATE OF BIRTH around 1440
DATE OF DEATH February 5, 1528
Place of death Donegal Monastery