Brian MacArt O'Neill

Brian MacArt O'Neill was a member of the

pardoned as part of the Treaty of Mellifont

In 1607 he was arrested on a charge of murder. Because it was unlikely that a jury in County Armagh, where many people remained frightened of the O'Neills, would convict him it was decided to try him in Dublin instead. Despite attempts by his powerful and influential uncle Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone to have him pardoned the sentence was still set to be carried out. Tyrone reportedly offered a bribe of £500 to secure his release, which was refused.^[1]

The steadfast refusal of the

James I in London. This was a factor in his decision to take part in the Flight of the Earls which took him into exile in Italy.^[2] The Earl's departure sealed the fate of Brian who was hanged on the reduced charge of manslaughter.^[3]

Three of his brothers served as

mercenaries in the Spanish Army. The best-known of them was Owen Roe O'Neill.^{[citation needed}

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References

^ McCavitt p.90-91
^ McCavitt p.91
^ McCavitt p.123

Bibliography

Casway, Jerrold. Owen Roe O'Neill and the Struggle for Catholic Ireland. University of Pennsylvania Press, 1984.
McCavitt, John. The Flight of the Earls. Gill & MacMillan, 2002.

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[1] McCavitt p.90-91

[2] McCavitt p.91

[3] McCavitt p.123

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