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    Eógan mac Néill (Irish orthography: Eoghan mac Néill) (reportedly died in 465) was a son of Niall Noígiallach and the eponymous ancestor of the Cenél nEógain...
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  • Eógan (redirect from Eoghan)
    Eugenius. Éogan mac Durthacht, king of Fernmag in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology Eógan mac Muiredaig, king of Dál Riata Eógan mac Néill, son of Niall...
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  • Irish descent from a prince of the Uí Néill dynasty, Ánrothán Ua Néill, son of Áed, son of Flaithbertach Ua Néill, King of Ailech and Cenél nEógain, died...
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  • Archbishop of Armagh hires Aodh son of Eoghan mac Néill Óg O'Neill as a protector Edmund na Féasóige de Búrca, 4th Mac William Íochtar Calbhach Ó Conchobhair...
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    are termed the Southern Uí Néill (together they are known as the Uí Néill dynasty). The dynasties of the Northern Uí Néill were the Cenél Conaill and...
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    powerbase of the Uí Néill (descendants of Niall of the Nine Hostages) in the north of Ireland. The territory of Eoghan mac Néill was initially based in...
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    Owen Roe O'Neill (Irish: Eoghan Ruadh Ó Néill; c. 1585 – 6 November 1649) was a Gaelic Irish soldier and one of the most famous of the O'Neill dynasty...
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  • King of Tyrone: Eoghan mac Néill Óg O'Neill King of Leinster: Donnchadh mac Art Mac Murchadha Caomhánach King of Connacht: Aedh mac Tairdelbach Óg Ó...
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  • styled King of Ailech. Also King of Clandeboye. O'Byrne, Emmett. "O'Neill (Ó Néill), Aodh Reamhar (Aodh Mór)". Dictionary of Irish Biography. His succession...
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    MacCarthy (Irish: Mac Cárthaigh), also spelled Macarthy, McCarthy or McCarty, is an Irish clan originating from Munster, an area they ruled during the...
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    Emain Macha. However Flaithbertaigh Ua Néill, the new king of the Northern Uí Néill and of the Cenél Eoghan, although having already submitted to Brian...
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  • Toirealach Ó Néill, Brian Mac Naois, Brian Mac Eoghain, Mac Airt Uí Néill, Baron Slane. He lamented in particular the overthrow of the Ó Néill chiefs of...
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  • nEógain, daughter of Máel Dúin mac Áeda, king of Ailech (died c. 867). Máel Dúin mac Áeda was the son of Áed Oirdnide mac Néill, king of Ailech (died c. 819)...
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  • Eoghan Ó Donnghaile (Owen O'Donnelly) (fl. c. 1690) was an Irish poet. Eugene O'Curry wrote of Ó Donnghaile in his Manners and Customs , saying that: "About...
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    Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (born 5 September 1980) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as Minister of State for European Affairs since 2024...
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    O'Neill dynasty (redirect from Ó Néill)
    -related to the Ui Neill. O'Cahan - claim descent from the Uí Néill. Clan Ó Ceallaigh-related to the Uí Néill. Clann Cholmáin/O'Melaghlin-MacLaughlin Clan claim...
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  • to Cormac Ó Neill is preserved in Leabhar Cloinne Aodha Buidhe. He is also remembered for being involved in a poetic contention with Eoghan Ó Donnghaile...
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  • the English. The careers of Dubhghall and his Clann Somhairle kinsman, Eóghan Mac Dubhghaill, exemplify the difficulties faced by the leading Norse-Gaelic...
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  • O'Duffy (1890 — 1944), Irish revolutionary, leader of the Blueshirts. Eoin Mac Neill (1867 — 1945), Irish nationalist politician and scholar. Eóin Tennyson...
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  • Donnchadh mac Dubhghaill (Anglicized: "Duncan, son of Dougall") was a late 12th and early 13th century Scottish noble. He was the son of Dubhghall mac Somhairle...
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  • song. It is commonly believed that Mac Cumhaigh was born in Creggan, County Armagh, where a branch of the Uí Néill had been the traditional patrons of...
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  • Conall. The Cenél nEógain, descended from his brother Eoghan, became the other premier Uí Néill sept in the North. Their kingdom was known as Tír Eógain...
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    High King. Serious challenges to the Uí Néill were however presented by Cathal mac Finguine and Feidlimid mac Cremthanin. They were not widely recognized...
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    Northern Uí Néill. A dispute, dated to 1689, arose between several Irish poets about whose claim to the Red Hand was the most legitimate. Diarmaid Mac an Bhaird...
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  • founders Gearóid Ó Cairealláin and Eoghan Ó Néill, Ciarán Ó Pronntaigh, Concubhar Ó Liatháin and finally Dónall Mac Giolla Chóill (Feb-Dec 2008). In October...
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  • Éogan Mór (redirect from Eoghan Mór II)
    In Irish traditional history Eógan (or Eoghan Mór—a name also used by his grandfather, Mug Nuadat), eldest son of Ailill Ollamh, was a 2nd or 3rd century...
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  • that "Eóghan is a diminutive of Eóghainin, = Owain, Eugene" Mark 2006: p. 715. MacFarlane 1912: p. 146. "Ó Leannáin - Irish Names and Surnames". MacFarlane...
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  • Cenel Maine of Meath and in separating the Uí Néill from the Connachta. Eogan's feud with the northern Uí Néill finally led to the Battle of Slicech (Sligo)...
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    O'Conor, King of Connacht Cathal Dall O'Conor Aedh MacCathal O'Conor Ruaidri MacAedh O'Conor Eoghan mac Ruaidri Ó Conor Aedh O'Conor, King of Connacht Turlough...
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    Cétchathach. Their younger brother, Niall Noigiallach was ancestor to the Uí Néill. The following is a list of kings of Connacht from the fifth to fifteenth...
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