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It is through this marriage that the present day Barons of Shane's Castle trace their lineage to the royal family of O'Neill. The present day title of Baron O'Neill of Shane's Castle is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. [11] It was created in 1868 for the musical composer The Reverend William O'Neill.
Shane O'Neill (Irish: Séan mac Cuinn Ó Néill; c. 1530 – 2 June 1567) was an Irish chieftain of the O'Neill dynasty of Ulster in the mid-16th century. Shane O'Neill's career was marked by his ambition to be the O'Neill—sovereign of the dominant O'Neill family of Tír Eoghain. This brought him into conflict with competing branches of the O ...
Owen Roe O'Neill, the famous Irish General of the 1600s, was asked whether he, upon the death of Shane O'Neill, was the Earl of Tyrone. He denied it, saying that the true Earl was Constantino O'Neill, then in Spain. Don Constantino or Conn O'Neill was cousin to both Shane and Owen O'Neill through both sides of his family.
O'Neill family tree showing descent of Viscount O'Neills from Brian McPhelim. Despite Sir Brian McPhelim's attempts to thwart English settlement of his lands, the son of Neill McBrian Fertagh, Con, who succeeded his father as lord of Upper Clandeboye, made a deal with Hugh Montgomery and James Hamilton that resulted in the three-fold division of the lands comprising his estate in 1605.
Edward O'Neill, 2nd Baron O'Neill (1839–1928) Shane Edward Robert O'Neill, 3rd Baron O'Neill (1907–1944) Raymond Arthur Clanaboy O'Neill, 4th Baron O'Neill (born 1933) The heir apparent is the present holder's son, the Hon. Shane Sebastian Clanaboy O'Neill (born 1965).
The name O'Neill may come from Niall Glúndub, however the Clann Néill (more commonly known as Clan Neill) takes its name from his grandfather Néill Caille.The O'Neills and MacLaughlins who descend from this branch, were the two principal and most powerful septs of the Cenél nEógain, however the MacLaughlins defeat at the hands of the O'Neills in 1241 led to the O'Neills dominance over the ...
Hugh O'Neill was born c. 1550 [b] in the barony of Oneilland, Tír Eoghain (present-day northern County Armagh)—possibly in a crannog such as Marlacoo. [20] The O'Neill dynasty were Tír Eoghain's ruling Gaelic Irish noble family, [21] [22] and claimed descent from Niall Ruadh of the Cenél nEógain, who was a descendant of legendary high king Niall of the Nine Hostages.
Henry MacShane O'Neill (Irish: Anraí mac Seáin Ó Néill; c. 1545-1550 – 1622) was an Irish flaith (nobleman) and a son of Shane O'Neill. He was the leader of the MacShanes in the late 16th century and early 17th century, and sought control of the O'Neill Clan, fighting with his brother Art against Hugh O'Neill .