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Catherine Magennis. Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone[ b] ( Irish: Aodh Mór Ó Néill; [ c] c. 1550[ a] – 20 July 1616) was an Irish Gaelic lord and key figure of the Irish Nine Years' War. Known as the "Great Earl", [ 4][ 5] he led the confederacy of Irish clans against the English Crown in resistance to the Tudor conquest of Ireland under Queen ...
Jul 20, 1998 · Hugh O’Neill, 2nd earl of Tyrone was an Irish rebel who, from 1595 to 1603, led an unsuccessful Roman Catholic uprising against English rule in Ireland. The defeat of O’Neill and the conquest of his province of Ulster was the final step in the subjugation of Ireland by the English.
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Hugh O’Neill was an Irish general, nephew of the celebrated Owen Roe O’Neill. He was a major Irish commander against the English parliamentary forces of Oliver Cromwell. In 1646 O’Neill was made a major general of the forces commanded by Owen Roe. After the death of the latter (1649), he
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A Compendium of Irish Biography. 1878. O’Neill, Hugh, Earl of Tyrone, was born about 1540. He was the second son of Matthew, Baron of Dungannon, the reputed son of Con O’Neill, Earl of Tyrone. Hugh’s elder brother died in 1562. His claims to the title were disregarded for many years; but great efforts were made to conciliate him to the ...
A History of Ireland and Her People. 1926-1931. Hugh O’Neill, Earl of Tyrone. It is curious to reflect that the two men who are accounted the greatest representatives of the race of the O’Neills— Hugh, Earl of Tyrone, and Owen Roe O’Neill —may neither of them have been members of the O’Neill family, but were possibly the offspring ...
Jan 10, 2019 · Learn about the life and achievements of Hugh O'Neill, the Earl of Tyrone, who led the Nine Years War against the English in the late 16th century. Discover how he rose from a foster child in the Pale to become the most powerful and influential Gaelic lord in Ulster.
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Nov 9, 2017 · The Nine Years War 1593-1603. Author: James O’Neill. ISBN-13: 978-1-84682-636-8. Publisher: Four Courts Press. Guideline Price: €45. This book centres on the intriguing and historically ...
