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Clandeboye is in modern times an area of
BangorBangor is a large town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is a seaside resort on the southern side of Belfast Lough and within the Belfast Metropolitan Area. Bangor Marina is one of the largest in Ireland, and holds Blue Flag status...
,
County Down-Cities:*Belfast *Newry -Large towns:*Dundonald*Newtownards*Bangor-Medium towns:...
,
Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. It is named after the Clandeboye family, a branch of the
O'Neill dynastyThe O'Neill dynasty is a group of families that have held prominent positions and titles throughout European history. The O'Neills take their name from Niall Glúndub, an early 10th century High King of Ireland from the Cenél nEógain...
. They settled in the 1330s after the death of the
Earl of UlsterWilliam de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster and 4th Baron of Connaught , was a noble in the Peerage of Ireland.-Background:...
in what is now south
AntrimCounty Antrim is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of 2,844 km², with a population of approximately 616,000...
and north
Down-Cities:*Belfast *Newry -Large towns:*Dundonald*Newtownards*Bangor-Medium towns:...
, giving their name to the territory. The spelling of the name has varied over the years, and had been written variously as
Clandeboye,
Claneboye,
Clandyboy,
Clannaboy, and
Clanaboy.
Clandeboye still exists in the title of living hereditary Irish princes. The current Prince of Clandeboye is
Hugo Ricciardi O'NeillHugo Ricciardi O'Neill is the current head of the O'Neill dynasty of Clanaboy, whose family has been in Portugal since the 18th century.-Recognition:...
, styled O'Neill of Clanaboy among the Gaelic nobility of Ireland.
Clandeboye has also been adopted as the name of an electoral ward of
North Down Borough CouncilNorth Down Borough Council is a Local Council in County Down in Northern Ireland with an overall population of around 80,000. Its main town is Bangor, 20 km east of Belfast with a population of approximately 55,000. The Council is headquartered in Bangor. Its secondary centre is the former Urban...
.
Modern
- Phelim (Felix) O'Neill
Féilim Ó Néill , was the head of the Clanaboy O'Neill dynasty, and Chief of this Catholic Lineage.-Lineage:...
- Conn (Constantine) O'Neill
Conn Ó Néill , was the titular head of the Clanaboy O'Neill dynasty.-Life:...
- João O'Neill
- Carlos O'Neill
Carlos O'Neill , was the titular head of the Clanaboy O'Neill dynasty, whose family has been in Portugal since the 18th century.-Life:...
- José Maria O'Neill
José Maria O'Neill , was the titular head of the Clanaboy O'Neill dynasty, whose family has been in Portugal since the 18th century.-Life:...
- José Carlos O'Neill
José Carlos O'Neill , was the titular head of the Clanaboy O'Neill dynasty, whose family has been in Portugal since the 18th century.-Life:...
- Jorge Torlades O'Neill I
- Jorge Torlades O'Neill II
- Hugo José Jorge O'Neill
- Jorge Maria O'Neill
Jorge Maria O'Neill was the head of one of the Irish Royal Families, the Clanaboy O'Neill dynasty, which has resided in Portugal since the 18th century.-Recognition:...
- Hugo Ricciardi O'Neill
Hugo Ricciardi O'Neill is the current head of the O'Neill dynasty of Clanaboy, whose family has been in Portugal since the 18th century.-Recognition:...
(born 1939)
The Border Chieftains of Ulster
See also
- Baron Dufferin and Claneboye
Baron Dufferin and Claneboye, of Ballyleidy and Killyleagh in County Down, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created 31 July 1800 for Dorcas, Lady Blackwood. She was the widow of Sir John Blackwood, 2nd Baronet, Member of the Irish Parliament for Killyleagh and Bangor...
- Clandeboye Estate
The Clandeboye Estate is a country estate located in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland, outside Belfast. Covering , it contains woodlands, formal and walled gardens, lawns, a lake, and of farmland...
- James Hamilton, 1st Viscount Claneboye
James Hamilton, 1st Viscount Claneboye was a Scot who became owner of large tracts of land in County Down, Ireland, and founded a successful Protestant Scots settlement there several years before the Plantation of Ulster...
Source
Oxford Concise Companion to Irish Literature, Robert Welsh, 1996. ISBN 0-19-280080-9