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Dungannon was the clan's main stronghold. The traditional site of inauguration for 'The O'Neill' was Tullyhogue Fort, an Iron Age mound some four miles northeast of Dungannon. The clan O'Hagan were the stewards of this site for the O'Neills. In the 14th century the O'Neills built a castle on what is today known as Castle Hill; the location was ...
Hugh O'Neill, 4th Baron Dungannon [1] [2] [3] (c. 1585 – 24 September 1609) was an Irish nobleman. He was the son and heir to Irish Gaelic lord Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, [4] though he predeceased his father. Dungannon accompanied his family and countrymen on the Flight of the Earls, leaving Ireland for mainland Europe.
Dungannon Upper is a barony in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. [2] It was created in 1851 with the splitting of the barony of Dungannon. [3] Lough Neagh runs along its eastern boundary, and it is bordered by four other baronies: Dungannon Middle to the south; Loughinsholin to the north; Strabane Upper to the north-west; and Omagh East to the south-west.
Colonel Henry O'Neill, 5th Baron Dungannon (Spanish: Enrique O'Neill; [1] c. 1586 – 25 August 1610) was an Irish-born soldier and nobleman who primarily served in Continental Europe. In 1600 he was relocated to Spain to strengthen relations between his father, the Earl of Tyrone , and the Spanish government.
Hugh O'Neill was born c. 1550 [b] in the barony of Oneilland, Tír Eoghain (present-day northern County Armagh)—possibly in a crannog such as Marlacoo. [21] The O'Neill dynasty were Tír Eoghain's ruling Gaelic Irish noble family, [22] [23] and claimed descent from Niall Ruadh of the Cenél nEógain, who was a descendant of legendary high king Niall of the Nine Hostages. [24]
O'Grady Clan are distant relations of the O'Brian Clan. Ó hÁdhmaill The clan are a branch of Cenél nEógain [57] (specifically, Cenél mBinnigh), descendants of Eochu Binneach, the son of Eógan mac Néill. O'Higgins family claim descent from the Southern Uí Néill. Ó Flaithbheartaigh Clan claim descent from the Connachta's Uí Briúin.
From the late-1560s to early-1570s, Hugh O'Neill (then 3rd Baron Dungannon) allied with many neighbouring clans to strength his political position. [3] Siobhán married O'Neill in June 1574. [ 17 ] [ 1 ] [ 5 ] Walter Devereaux, the 1st Earl of Essex , announced their marriage on 14 June. [ 2 ]
The name O'Neill may come from Niall Glúndub, however the Clann Néill (more commonly known as Clan Neill) takes its name from his grandfather Néill Caille.The O'Neills and MacLaughlins who descend from this branch, were the two principal and most powerful septs of the Cenél nEógain, however the MacLaughlins defeat at the hands of the O'Neills in 1241 led to the O'Neills dominance over the ...