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This article concerns the Gaelic nobility of Ireland from ancient to modern times. It only partly overlaps with Chiefs of the Name because it excludes Scotland and other discussion. It is one of three groups of Irish nobility , the others being those nobles descended from the Hiberno-Normans and those granted titles of nobility in the Peerage ...
Aoife MacMurrough (Irish: Aoife Nic Murchada; c. 1153 – c. 1188), also known as Eva of Leinster or Red Eva, [1] was an Irish noblewoman. The daughter of King of Leinster Dermot MacMurrough, her marriage to Anglo-Norman nobleman Richard "Strongbow" de Clare on 25 August 1170 is considered a pivotal moment in the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland.
[3] [1] By April 1568, the MacDonalds had decided that Agnes would marry Turlough, [8] and in 1569, she moved to Ireland. [11] [2] They married in July 1569 on Rathlin Island. [1] [12] She took with her a dowry of 1,200 Highland troops, [1] [2] and Gaelic tradition allowed her to lead the troops. She personally led them against occupying ...
Conn Bacagh O'Neill, 1st Earl of Tyrone (Irish: Conn Bacach mac Cuinn Ó Néill; c. 1480 – July 1559) was an Irish lord who ruled over Tyrone from 1519 to 1558. In 1541 O'Neill travelled to England to submit to Henry VIII as part of the surrender and regrant policy that coincided with the creation of the Kingdom of Ireland.
Rose MacDonnell, Marchioness of Antrim (1631–1695) was an Irish aristocrat of the seventeenth century. Born Rose O'Neill, her father was Sir Henry O'Neill of Clandeboye, her grandfather was Shane mac Brian O'Neill and her great-grandfather was Brian mac Felim Ó Néill (died 1574), while her mother Martha Stafford was the daughter of an English-born official in Ireland Sir Francis Stafford.
Gaelic nobility of Ireland: descendants in the male line of at least one historical grade of king . Hiberno-Norman or Old English (Ireland) nobility: descendants of the colonisers who came to Ireland from Wales , Normandy and England after the Norman invasions of England and Ireland in 1066 and 1169–71, respectively.
Irish chiefs of the name (51 P) Pages in category "Gaelic nobility of Ireland" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
Matthew O'Neill, 1st Baron Dungannon (alias Matthew Kelly, alias Feardorcha Ó Néill; c. 1510 –1558), was an Irish aristocrat. He was accepted by Conn O'Neill as his natural son. Matthew was challenged by his half-brother Shane O'Neill over the succession to the Earldom of Tyrone and was murdered by some of his supporters.