Brian O'Neill, Baron Dungannon
Brian O'Neill Brian Ó Néill | |
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Baron Dungannon | |
Coat of arms | ![]() |
Died | 18 April 1562 Ulster, Ireland |
Cause of death | Assassination |
Nationality | Irish |
Noble family | O'Neill dynasty |
Parents | Matthew O'Neill, 1st Baron Dungannon |
Brian O'Neill, Baron Dungannon (Irish: Brian Ó Néill; died 12 April 1562) was an Irish aristocrat of the Elizabethan era. He was part of the O'Neill dynasty, a Gaelic family in Ulster.[1]
Life
Brian's father was Matthew O'Neill, 1st Baron Dungannon, who had been given his title by King Henry VIII as part of the surrender and regrant policy. Matthew was assassinated by his half-brother Shane O'Neill in 1558.[1] The O'Neill family had split into the MacShane (Shane's family) and MacBaron (Matthew's family) branch.[2] 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 Lord Deputy, 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][3]
In 1562, Shane and Brian were ordered to attend the Court in London to present their cases to Queen Elizabeth I and her ministers. Shane came to London, but while Brian was travelling from Newry to Carlingford, he was assassinated by Turlough Luineach O'Neill, almost certainly on the orders of Shane.[3] While Shane made a melodramatic submission to the Queen in London, she only partly accepted his claims. Shane was himself assassinated five years later by the MacDonnells of Antrim.[4]
Brian was succeeded by his younger brother Hugh who became Earl of Tyrone and head of the Ó Néills.[5] His other half-brothers were Cormac and Arthur.[6][7] In Gaelic form he is often known as Brian mac Baron Ó Néill.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b c d O'Byrne, Emmett (October 2009). "O'Neill (Ó Néill), Brian". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ Morgan, Hiram (13 May 2022). Hugh O'Neill with Dr. Hiram Morgan (Video). Retrieved 11 May 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b Falls 1997, p. 89-90.
- ^ Brady, Ciaran (October 2009). "O'Neill, Shane (Seaán)". Dictionary of Irish Biography. doi:10.3318/dib.006966.v1. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ Morgan, Hiram (September 2014). "O'Neill, Hugh". Dictionary of Irish Biography. doi:10.3318/dib.006962.v1. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ Morgan 1993, p. 86-87
- ^ O'Hart 1892, p. 723
Bibliography
- Falls, Cyril (1997). Elizabeth's Irish Wars. Syracuse University Press.
- Morgan, Hiram (1993). Tyrone's Rebellion: The outbreak of the Nine Years' War in Tudor Ireland. London: The Boydell Press. ISBN 0-86193-224-2.
- O'Hart, John (1892). Irish Pedigrees: Or, the Origin and Stem of the Irish Nation. Vol. I (5th ed.). Dublin: James Duffy & Co. OCLC 7239210.
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