Henry O'Neill (d. 1347)
Henry O'Neill (Irish: Enrí Ó Néill) was a king of Tyrone and lord of Clandeboye in medieval Ireland. He was the son of Brian O'Neill, and a grandson of Hugh Boy O'Neill. O'Neill succeeded his kinsman Donnell O'Neill as king of Tyrone in 1325.
In 1338 O'Neill as part of a peace treaty was granted a war-ravaged region of south Antrim, from where would be founded the lordship of Clandeboye.[1]
In 1345 the Justiciar of Ireland, , deposed O'Neill as king of Tyrone in part for his role in the Anglo-Norman rebellion against William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster. In his place de Ufford installed , son of Donnell.
O'Neill died in 1347 and was succeeded in the lordship of Clandeboye by his son Muirchertach Ceannfada O'Neill.
References[]
- ^ Duffy, Sean (2005). Medieval Ireland An Encyclopedia. p. 478. ISBN 0-415-94052-4.
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- Clandeboye
- 14th-century Irish monarchs
- O'Neill dynasty
- 1347 deaths
- Irish nobility stubs