Conn Mac An Íarla
Conn O'Neill (died c. December 1601[1]), known as Conn Mac An Íarla[2] (son of the Earl), was an Irishman of noble ancestry.
Life
[edit]Conn was the oldest son of Gaelic Irish lord Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, and his first wife, who was a daughter of Brian McPhelim O'Neill of Clandeboye[3]—possibly named Katherine[4][5] or Feodora.[6] When Brian was incriminated in a violent conflict with English colonists in 1574, Tyrone withdrew any association with his father-in-law by annulling the marriage on grounds of consanguinity.[7] Conn's mother later married Niall MacBrian Faghartach O'Neill.[8] Due to this annulment, Conn was considered illegitimate by English society.[9]
The Royal Society of Antiquaries suggests Conn's birthdate was c. 1577,[10] however by this time Tyrone had already remarried to his second wife Siobhán O'Donnell. Conn's birthdate was prior to Tyrone's annulment, meaning he was born sometime between 1569 and 1574.[11]
Conn had at least one full-sister, who married Sir Ross McMahon around 1579.[12] Tyrone also had another daughter, possibly a full-sibling of Conn, named Rose.[a]
At the start of the Nine Years' War Tyrone sent Conn on a raid into Monaghan.[13] Conn was eventually wounded near Kilmallock in 1600.[14]
Conn's son, Feardorcha, took part in the Flight of the Earls.[15]
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ Walsh 1930, pp. 29–30.
- ^ Morgan 1993, pp. 69–70.
- ^ Casway 2016, p. 70.
- ^ Canny 2004, p. 839.
- ^ Neary, Marina J. (2010). "Hugh O'Neill: a Provocateur of Fate". Bewildering Stories. Archived from the original on 13 October 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ Gibson 2013. "Hugh O’Neill [d.1616] m Feodora O’Neill"
- ^ Casway 2016, pp. 70–71.
- ^ Walsh 1930, p. 17; Dunlop 1895, p. 196; Casway 2016, p. 78.
- ^ Walsh 1930, pp. 29–30; Casway 2016, p. 71.
- ^ Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 1867, pp. 458–459.
- ^ Casway 2016, pp. 70–73.
- ^ Casway 2016, p. 71; Walsh 1930, p. 33.
- ^ Morgan, Hiram (September 2014). "O'Neill, Hugh". Dictionary of Irish Biography. doi:10.3318/dib.006962.v1. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ Walsh 1930, pp. 29–30; Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 1867, pp. 458–459.
- ^ Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 1867, pp. 458–459; Walsh 1930, pp. 29–30; Hegarty 2010.
Sources
[edit]- Casway, Jerrold (2016). "Catherine Magennis and the Wives of Hugh O'Neill". Seanchas Ardmhacha: Journal of the Armagh Diocesan Historical Society. 26 (1): 69–79. JSTOR 48568219.
- Gibson, Joyce, ed. (August 2013). IRELAND IN TUDOR TIMES (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- Hegarty, Roddy (2010). Imeacht Na nIarlí: The Flight of the Earls: 1607 - 2007 (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 April 2024.
- Morgan, Hiram (1993). Tyrone's Rebellion: The outbreak of the Nine Years' War in Tudor Ireland. London: The Boydell Press. ISBN 0-85115-683-5.
- Walsh, Paul (1930). Walsh, Paul (ed.). The Will and Family of Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone [with an Appendix of Genealogies] (PDF). Dublin: Sign of the Three Candles. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 May 2024.
- Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (1867). "PROCEEDINGS AND PAPERS". Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. 5: 459.
- Canny, Nicholas (2004). "O'Neill, Hugh [Aodh O'Neill], second earl of Tyrone (1583–1616)". In Matthew, Colin; Harrison, Brian (eds.). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 41. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 837–845. ISBN 0-19-861391-1.