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'''Art MacBaron O'Neill''' (sometimes referred to as '''Arthur O'Neill''') was an Irish [[landowner]] and [[soldier]] of the [[Elizabethan era|Elizabethan]] and earl [[Stuart era]]s. He was part of the [[O'Neill dynasty]] of [[Ulster]], the illegitimate son of [[Matthew O'Neill, 1st Baron Dungannon]]. He was the half-brother of [[Brian O'Neill, Baron Dungannon|Brian O'Neill]], [[Cormac MacBaron O'Neill]] and [[Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone]]. |
'''Art MacBaron O'Neill''' (sometimes referred to as '''Arthur O'Neill''') was an Irish [[landowner]] and [[soldier]] of the [[Elizabethan era|Elizabethan]] and earl [[Stuart era]]s. He was part of the [[O'Neill dynasty]] of [[Ulster]], the illegitimate son of [[Matthew O'Neill, 1st Baron Dungannon]]. He was the half-brother of [[Brian O'Neill, Baron Dungannon|Brian O'Neill]], [[Cormac MacBaron O'Neill]] and [[Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone]]. Art MacBaron (his middle name a reference to the title of his father) ruled over [[Oneilland]] south of [[Lough Neagh]].<ref>Casway p.9</ref> He could speak fluent [[English-language|English]] unlike many of his relations. |
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He fought alongside the Earl during [[Tyrone's Rebellion]] (1594-1603). He died in 1618.<ref>Morgan p.86-87</ref> |
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| ⚫ | He had nine sons, one of whom was [[Owen Roe O'Neill]] who served as a [[mercenary]] in the [[Spanish Army]] for many years before returning to Ireland during the [[Irish Confederate Wars]]. Six of his other sons died during during Tyrone's Rebellion, and [[Brian MacArt O'Neill|Brian O'Neill]] was hanged as an outlaw in 1607. The two remaining sons also served in the Spanish Army.<ref>Casway p.10</ref> |
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Revision as of 00:00, 11 May 2015
Art MacBaron O'Neill (sometimes referred to as Arthur O'Neill) was an Irish landowner and soldier of the Elizabethan and earl Stuart eras. He was part of the O'Neill dynasty of Ulster, the illegitimate son of Matthew O'Neill, 1st Baron Dungannon. He was the half-brother of Brian O'Neill, Cormac MacBaron O'Neill and Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone. Art MacBaron (his middle name a reference to the title of his father) ruled over Oneilland south of Lough Neagh.[1] He could speak fluent English unlike many of his relations.
He fought alongside the Earl during Tyrone's Rebellion (1594-1603). He died in 1618.[2]
He had nine sons, one of whom was Owen Roe O'Neill who served as a mercenary in the Spanish Army for many years before returning to Ireland during the Irish Confederate Wars. Six of his other sons died during during Tyrone's Rebellion, and Brian O'Neill was hanged as an outlaw in 1607. The two remaining sons also served in the Spanish Army.[3]
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Bibliography
- Casway, Jerrold. Owen Roe O'Neill and the Struggle for Catholic Ireland. University of Pennsylvania Press, 1984.
- Morgan, Hiram. Tyrone's Rebellion. Boydell Press, 1999.
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