Brian O'Neill, Baron Dungannon
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Brian Ó Néill, Baron Dungannon | |
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| Died | 18 April 1562 |
| Cause of death | Assassination |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Parent | Matthew O'Neill, 1st Baron Dungannon |
Brian Ó Néill, Baron Dungannon (died 18 April 1562) was an Irish
.Life
Brian's father was
Shane O'Neill in 1558. Brian had been imprisoned in Scotland by James MacDonnell in early 1556, but appears to have returned to Ulster in late 1558 or early 1559.[1]
Shane tried to have the government recognise Matthew and his sons as illegitimate, but they continued to be supported by the
Viceroy, The 3rd Earl of Sussex, in Dublin. Brian pursued his claims to the Earldom of Tyrone and lobbied the government to eject Shane from Tír Eoghain.[1]
In 1562, Shane and Brian were ordered to attend the Court in London to present their cases to
MacDonnells of Antrim
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Brian was succeeded by his younger brother Hugh who became Earl of Tyrone and head of the Ó Néills. His other brothers were Cormac and Arthur.[3] In Gaelic form he is often known as Brian mac Baron Ó Néill.
References
- ^ a b O'Byrne, Emmett. "O'Neill (Ó Néill), Brian", Dictionary of Irish Biography
- ^ Falls, p. 89-90.
- ^ Morgan, p.86-87.
Bibliography
- Falls, Cyril. Elizabeth's Irish Wars. Syracuse University Press, 1997.
- Morgan, Hiram. Tyrone's Rebellion. Boydell Press, 1999.
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