Phelim (Felix) O'Neill
Encyclopedia
Féilim Ó Néill (? - Malplaquet, 11 September 1709), was the head of the Clanaboy O'Neill dynasty, and Chief of this Catholic
Lineage.
s of Tyrone
and Clanaboy
, the son of Ever O'Neill (ca 1625 – bef 1689) and wife, paternal grandson of Conn Boy O'Neill (ca 1590 – ca 1630), and wife and cousin ... O'Neill (ca 1590 –), great-grandson of Donal O'Neill (ca 1560 –) and wife, and great-great-grandson of Murkertac O'Neill (ca 1530 –) and wife, who in turn was a younger brother of Donal O'Neill and Hugh O'Neill, Master
of Feevagh, sons of Murkertac O'Neill (ca 1500 – bef 1567) and wife Marguerite O'Byrne, and paternal grandsons of Brian Ballagh II (Bernard the Freckled) O'Neill, Prince of Clanaboy
(1524 – 1529), by his first marriage to his relative Sorcha (Sara) O'Neill, daughter of Conn O'Neill, 1st Earl of Tyrone
in the Kingdom of England
, and first or second wife (Brian Ballagh II married secondly to Sibila ... and was the father of Hugh O'Neill). Finally, Brian Ballagh II was the younger brother of High Boy III O'Neill, Prince
of Clanaboy
(– 1524), and the older brother of Prince
Nial Oge O'Neill (– 1537) and Prince
Felim Baccagh O'Neill (– 1533), the children of Nial More O'Neill, King
of Ulster
(ca 1440 –), and wife Ineen Dubh, and descendants of Hugh Buidhe (Hugh the Blonde) O'Neill, King
of Ulster
(1260 – 1283).
He was a descendant of Niall Noígíallach (Niall of the Nine Hostages
), King
of Tara
(400), father of Eógan mac Néill (Baptized by Saint Patrick
in 442), first Catholic
King of Ireland
, which descendants were Kings of Tara
until the 9th century, King
s of Ireland
from the 9th century to the 11th century, Kings of Ulster
until the 15th century and Sovereign
Prince
s of Tyrone
and Clanaboy
until the 16th century.
applied to the Catholic
s of Ireland
, which lead him to emigrate to France
. He was a Cavalry
Officer
who took part in many Battle
s until, integrated in the Irish Brigade
, he fought aside with the French
against the British
, the Austrians
and the Dutch
(during the War of the Spanish Succession
), in the celebrated Battle of Malplaquet
(settlement located in the former Province
of Flanders
, in Belgium
, present-day France
), and where he died on 11 September 1709.
, of the Noble Family of that name, and had issue, one son:
He married secondly to The Hon. Joan O'Dempsey (– April 17, 1722), daughter of the Viscount Clanmalier
, and had three sons:
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
Lineage.
Lineage
He was a descendant of the PrincePrince
Prince is a general term for a ruler, monarch or member of a monarch's or former monarch's family, and is a hereditary title in the nobility of some European states. The feminine equivalent is a princess...
s of Tyrone
Tyrone
The name Tyrone can refer to:*County Tyrone, a county in Northern Ireland, roughly corresponding to the ancient kingdom of Tír Eogain*An Earl of Tyrone*A small steam train which runs between Bushmills and the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland-Places:...
and Clanaboy
Clandeboye
Clandeboye is in modern times an area of Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is named after the Clandeboye family, a branch of the O'Neill dynasty. They settled in the 1330s after the death of the Earl of Ulster in what is now south Antrim and north Down, giving their name to the territory...
, the son of Ever O'Neill (ca 1625 – bef 1689) and wife, paternal grandson of Conn Boy O'Neill (ca 1590 – ca 1630), and wife and cousin ... O'Neill (ca 1590 –), great-grandson of Donal O'Neill (ca 1560 –) and wife, and great-great-grandson of Murkertac O'Neill (ca 1530 –) and wife, who in turn was a younger brother of Donal O'Neill and Hugh O'Neill, Master
Master (form of address)
Master is an archaic masculine title or form of address in English.- In English and Welsh society :Master was used in England for men of some rank, especially "free masters" of a trade guild and by any manual worker or servant employee to his employer , but also generally by those lower in status...
of Feevagh, sons of Murkertac O'Neill (ca 1500 – bef 1567) and wife Marguerite O'Byrne, and paternal grandsons of Brian Ballagh II (Bernard the Freckled) O'Neill, Prince of Clanaboy
Clandeboye
Clandeboye is in modern times an area of Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is named after the Clandeboye family, a branch of the O'Neill dynasty. They settled in the 1330s after the death of the Earl of Ulster in what is now south Antrim and north Down, giving their name to the territory...
(1524 – 1529), by his first marriage to his relative Sorcha (Sara) O'Neill, daughter of Conn O'Neill, 1st Earl of Tyrone
Conn O'Neill, 1st Earl of Tyrone
Conn O'Neill, 1st Earl of Tyrone King of Tír Eógain, c. 1480–1559.-Biography:A son of Conn Mór, King of Tír Eógain, grandson of Henry Ó Néill, the King of Tír Eógain, was the first of the Ó Néills whom the attempts of the English in the 16th century to subjugate Ireland brought to the front as...
in the Kingdom of England
Kingdom of England
The Kingdom of England was, from 927 to 1707, a sovereign state to the northwest of continental Europe. At its height, the Kingdom of England spanned the southern two-thirds of the island of Great Britain and several smaller outlying islands; what today comprises the legal jurisdiction of England...
, and first or second wife (Brian Ballagh II married secondly to Sibila ... and was the father of Hugh O'Neill). Finally, Brian Ballagh II was the younger brother of High Boy III O'Neill, Prince
Prince
Prince is a general term for a ruler, monarch or member of a monarch's or former monarch's family, and is a hereditary title in the nobility of some European states. The feminine equivalent is a princess...
of Clanaboy
Clandeboye
Clandeboye is in modern times an area of Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is named after the Clandeboye family, a branch of the O'Neill dynasty. They settled in the 1330s after the death of the Earl of Ulster in what is now south Antrim and north Down, giving their name to the territory...
(– 1524), and the older brother of Prince
Prince
Prince is a general term for a ruler, monarch or member of a monarch's or former monarch's family, and is a hereditary title in the nobility of some European states. The feminine equivalent is a princess...
Nial Oge O'Neill (– 1537) and Prince
Prince
Prince is a general term for a ruler, monarch or member of a monarch's or former monarch's family, and is a hereditary title in the nobility of some European states. The feminine equivalent is a princess...
Felim Baccagh O'Neill (– 1533), the children of Nial More O'Neill, King
King
- Centers of population :* King, Ontario, CanadaIn USA:* King, Indiana* King, North Carolina* King, Lincoln County, Wisconsin* King, Waupaca County, Wisconsin* King County, Washington- Moving-image works :Television:...
of Ulster
Ulster
Ulster is one of the four provinces of Ireland, located in the north of the island. In ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for administrative and judicial...
(ca 1440 –), and wife Ineen Dubh, and descendants of Hugh Buidhe (Hugh the Blonde) O'Neill, King
King
- Centers of population :* King, Ontario, CanadaIn USA:* King, Indiana* King, North Carolina* King, Lincoln County, Wisconsin* King, Waupaca County, Wisconsin* King County, Washington- Moving-image works :Television:...
of Ulster
Ulster
Ulster is one of the four provinces of Ireland, located in the north of the island. In ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for administrative and judicial...
(1260 – 1283).
He was a descendant of Niall Noígíallach (Niall of the Nine Hostages
Niall of the Nine Hostages
Niall Noígíallach , or in English, Niall of the Nine Hostages, son of Eochaid Mugmedón, was an Irish king, the eponymous ancestor of the Uí Néill kindred who dominated Ireland from the 6th century to the 10th century...
), King
King
- Centers of population :* King, Ontario, CanadaIn USA:* King, Indiana* King, North Carolina* King, Lincoln County, Wisconsin* King, Waupaca County, Wisconsin* King County, Washington- Moving-image works :Television:...
of Tara
Hill of Tara
The Hill of Tara , located near the River Boyne, is an archaeological complex that runs between Navan and Dunshaughlin in County Meath, Leinster, Ireland...
(400), father of Eógan mac Néill (Baptized by Saint Patrick
Saint Patrick
Saint Patrick was a Romano-Briton and Christian missionary, who is the most generally recognized patron saint of Ireland or the Apostle of Ireland, although Brigid of Kildare and Colmcille are also formally patron saints....
in 442), first Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
King of Ireland
King of Ireland
A monarchical polity has existed in Ireland during three periods of its history, finally ending in 1801. The designation King of Ireland and Queen of Ireland was used during these periods...
, which descendants were Kings of Tara
Kings of Tara
The term King of Tara was a title of authority in ancient Ireland. The position was considered an eminent authority in medieval Irish literature and mythology, though national kingship was never a historical reality in early Ireland....
until the 9th century, King
King
- Centers of population :* King, Ontario, CanadaIn USA:* King, Indiana* King, North Carolina* King, Lincoln County, Wisconsin* King, Waupaca County, Wisconsin* King County, Washington- Moving-image works :Television:...
s of Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
from the 9th century to the 11th century, Kings of Ulster
Kings of Ulster
The Kings of Ulster were of the Ulaid, and up till about AD 450, ruled as over-kings of the ancient cóiced of Ulster. Ptolemy's map shows them as the Voluntii and adjacent Darini. They were joined in the kingship by the later attested Cruithne...
until the 15th century and Sovereign
Sovereign
A sovereign is the supreme lawmaking authority within its jurisdiction.Sovereign may also refer to:*Monarch, the sovereign of a monarchy*Sovereign Bank, banking institution in the United States*Sovereign...
Prince
Prince
Prince is a general term for a ruler, monarch or member of a monarch's or former monarch's family, and is a hereditary title in the nobility of some European states. The feminine equivalent is a princess...
s of Tyrone
Tyrone
The name Tyrone can refer to:*County Tyrone, a county in Northern Ireland, roughly corresponding to the ancient kingdom of Tír Eogain*An Earl of Tyrone*A small steam train which runs between Bushmills and the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland-Places:...
and Clanaboy
Clandeboye
Clandeboye is in modern times an area of Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is named after the Clandeboye family, a branch of the O'Neill dynasty. They settled in the 1330s after the death of the Earl of Ulster in what is now south Antrim and north Down, giving their name to the territory...
until the 16th century.
Life
In the beginning of the 18th century he got dispossessed of all his assets through the confiscationConfiscation
Confiscation, from the Latin confiscatio 'joining to the fiscus, i.e. transfer to the treasury' is a legal seizure without compensation by a government or other public authority...
applied to the Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
s of Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, which lead him to emigrate to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. He was a Cavalry
Cavalry
Cavalry or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback. Cavalry were historically the third oldest and the most mobile of the combat arms...
Officer
Officer (armed forces)
An officer is a member of an armed force or uniformed service who holds a position of authority. Commissioned officers derive authority directly from a sovereign power and, as such, hold a commission charging them with the duties and responsibilities of a specific office or position...
who took part in many Battle
Battle
Generally, a battle is a conceptual component in the hierarchy of combat in warfare between two or more armed forces, or combatants. In a battle, each combatant will seek to defeat the others, with defeat determined by the conditions of a military campaign...
s until, integrated in the Irish Brigade
Irish Brigade (French)
The Irish Brigade was a brigade in the French army composed of Irish exiles, led by Robert Reid. It was formed in May 1690 when five Jacobite regiments were sent from Ireland to France in return for a larger force of French infantry who were sent to fight in the Williamite war in Ireland...
, he fought aside with the French
Early Modern France
Kingdom of France is the early modern period of French history from the end of the 15th century to the end of the 18th century...
against the British
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
, the Austrians
Habsburg Monarchy
The Habsburg Monarchy covered the territories ruled by the junior Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg , and then by the successor House of Habsburg-Lorraine , between 1526 and 1867/1918. The Imperial capital was Vienna, except from 1583 to 1611, when it was moved to Prague...
and the Dutch
Dutch Republic
The Dutch Republic — officially known as the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands , the Republic of the United Netherlands, or the Republic of the Seven United Provinces — was a republic in Europe existing from 1581 to 1795, preceding the Batavian Republic and ultimately...
(during the War of the Spanish Succession
War of the Spanish Succession
The War of the Spanish Succession was fought among several European powers, including a divided Spain, over the possible unification of the Kingdoms of Spain and France under one Bourbon monarch. As France and Spain were among the most powerful states of Europe, such a unification would have...
), in the celebrated Battle of Malplaquet
Battle of Malplaquet
The Battle of Malplaquet, fought on 11 September 1709, was one of the main battles of the War of the Spanish Succession, which opposed the Bourbons of France and Spain against an alliance whose major members were the Habsburg Monarchy, Great Britain, the United Provinces and the Kingdom of...
(settlement located in the former Province
Province
A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...
of Flanders
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
, in Belgium
Belgium
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, present-day France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
), and where he died on 11 September 1709.
Marriages and issue
He married firstly to Catherine KeatingKeating (surname)
Keating is an old Irish family name which originated with the Cambro Norman invaders in the 12th century, mostly settling in Wexford in the province of Leinster, where the most prominent family were based at Baldwinstown castle...
, of the Noble Family of that name, and had issue, one son:
- Conn (Constantine) O'NeillConn (Constantine) O'NeillConn Ó Néill , was the titular head of the Clanaboy O'Neill dynasty.-Life:...
(Ireland, Leinster, Archbishopric of Dublin, Parish of Saint Catherine - ?)
He married secondly to The Hon. Joan O'Dempsey (– April 17, 1722), daughter of the Viscount Clanmalier
Viscount Clanmalier
The titles of Viscount Clanmalier and Baron Phillipstown were created in the Peerage of Ireland on 22 December 1631 for Terence O'Dempsey. On the death of the third viscount in 1691, both titles became extinct.-Viscounts Clanmalier :...
, and had three sons:
- Brian O'Neill
- Thomas O'Neill (? - bef. 1756)
- ... O'Neill
See also
- Irish nobilityIrish nobilityThis article concerns the Gaelic nobility of Ireland from ancient to modern times. It only partly overlaps with Chiefs of the Name because it excludes Scotland and other discussion...
- Irish kingsIrish kingsThis page serves as an index of lists of kings of the Gaelic kingdoms of Ireland of the Early Medieval period.*List of High Kings of Ireland*Kings of Ailech*Kings of Airgíalla*Kings of Brega*Kings of Breifne*Kings of Connacht*Kings of Dál nAraidi...
- Irish royal familiesIrish Royal FamiliesThe Irish Royal Families were dynasties who ruled large overkingdoms and smaller petty kingdoms on the island of Ireland over the last two millennia.-Locality:...
- O'Neill (surname)O'Neill (surname)The 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...
- Uí NéillUí NéillThe Uí Néill are Irish and Scottish dynasties who claim descent from Niall Noigiallach , an historical King of Tara who died about 405....
, the Irish Dynasty - Ó Neill Dynasty Today
- O'Neill of Clannaboy