However, the rebels then suffered several defeats to the Royal Irish Army and the Scottish Covenanter Army in Ireland and by the time Eoghan Rua arrived the rising was increasingly in trouble. Owen Roe O'Neill (Irish: Eoghan Ruadh Ó Néill), c. 1585 – 6 November 1649, was a Gaelic Irish soldier and one of the most famous of the O'Neill dynasty of Ulster in Ireland. In 1601, he had seen his uncle – the Earl of Tyrone – suffer defeat at Kinsale. He did, however, have a large number of experienced officers who had travelled with him from Flanders.The Irish Ulster Army was poorly trained and undisciplined, so O'Neill set out to transform the army into a respectable force. O'Neill drove Jones and his army back to Dublin while the Leinster army regrouped. [17], https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brian_O%27Neill_(High-King_of_Ireland)&oldid=1018412781, All Wikipedia articles written in Hiberno-English, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from June 2020, Articles with unsourced statements from September 2020, Wikipedia articles needing clarification from June 2020, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 18 April 2021, at 00:03. [2], O'Neill returned to Ulster, where the Ulster Army set up winter headquarters at the town of Belturbet in County Cavan. Join Facebook to connect with Seán Ó Néill and others you may know. With a stalemate in Ulster following the Battle of Clones, the Confederate Supreme council ordered O'Neill and the Ulster Army to join Thomas Preston's Leinster Army in campaigns against Royalist strongholds in the midlands. So alienated was O'Neill by the terms of the peace the Confederates had made with Ormond that he refused to join the Catholic/Royalist coalition and in 1648 his Ulster army fought with other Irish Catholic armies. Join Facebook to connect with Deiric Ó Néill and others you may know. It is also Scottish in the form Mac Neill. Neither man was the overall commander, with both holding equal levels of command. In one famous battle, O'Neill's army was confronted by a British force under the command of Lord Moore. [7][4], O'Neill then went on the campaign throughout northern Connacht, particularly against English strongholds in County Sligo. [1] His mother was the daughter of Hugh Connolly O'Reilly, lord of Breifne O'Reilly in County Cavan. But distrust between the kinsmen was complicated by differences between Owen Roe O'Neill and the Catholic Confederation which met at Kilkenny in October 1642. Juli 1616 in Rom) war ein irisches Clanoberhaupt (taoiseach, chieftain) des späten 16. Conn O'Neill, 1st Earl of Tyrone (Irish: Conn Bacach mac Cuinn Ó Néill) (c. 1480–1559), was King of Tír Eógain, the largest and most powerful Gaelic lordship in Ireland. Jahrhunderts Widerstand gegen die normannische Invasion von Irland leistete. According to legend, O'Neill simply went over to a cannon, took aim, and blew off Lord Moore's head. [14], In the battle, O'Neill was killed along with many other Irish nobles including over a dozen members of the O'Cahan's. Its remnants continued guerrilla warfare until 1653 when they surrendered at Cloughoughter Castle in County Cavan. Most of his combat was in the Eighty Years' War against the Dutch Republic in Flanders and against the French in the Franco-Spanish War. He was given money by the Pope, with which he bought a frigate, the St. Francis, and also purchased weapons and canons to arm the ships. O'Neill later relieved Parliamentarian commander Charles Coote, who was under siege in Derry but the Covenanters, in return for a herd of 2,000 cattle. O'Neill's later years were marked by infighting amongst the Confederates, and he led his army to seize power in the capital of Kilkenny. Most of the survivors were transported to serve in the Spanish Army. In 1230 Hugh O'Neill (Aedh Ó Néill), king of Tyrone, died and was succeeded by Donnell MacLaughlin. Local tradition is that he was buried at Trinity Abbey, on an island in Lough Oughter. Liam has 3 jobs listed on their profile. [11], In 1253 as a sign of defiance against his vassal status with the Earldom of Ulster O'Neill withheld his tribute to it and raided Iveagh, destroying the castle at Ballyroney. [2], Twelve more ships from Continental Europe carrying experienced Irish officers along with weapons and supplies for the Irish war effort would land in Ireland later, reviving the rebellion, and adding considerable knowledge and experience to the Catholic ranks, which would prove extremely valuable.[7]. [7], A consequence of this infighting between the rival factions of the Cenél Eoghain allowed the Normans to advance deeper into Gaelic Ulster, however in 1243 de Lacy died. [4][5][6] This ended the long rivalry between the MacLoughlin's and O'Neill's, with the MacLoughlin's afterwards excluded from the kingship of Tyrone and Ailech. After his death, the command of the Ulster army fell to his son Henry Roe until a replacement was found. The subsequent war, known as the Irish Confederate Wars, was part of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms – civil wars throughout Britain and Ireland. Join Facebook to connect with Gearóid Ó'Néill and others you may know. [citation needed] Subsequently in 1248 O'Neill backed the king of Tyrconnell, Rory O'Cannon (Ruaidri Ua Canannáin), against the claims of O'Donnell. O'Neill is commemorated in the names of several Gaelic Athletic Association clubs in Northern Ireland, including (in Armagh) Eoghan Ruadh Middletown; (in Derry) CLG Eoghan Rua, Coleraine; (in Dublin) St Oliver Plunketts/Eoghan Ruadh GAA, and (in Tyrone) Brackaville Owen Roes GFC; Owen Roe O'Neill's GAC, Leckpatrick; Dungannon Eoghan Ruadh Hurling Club, in Down, Kilcoo Owen Roes GAC and the defunct Benburb Eoghan Ruadh GAC, The Irish Army opened a new barracks in 1990, to replace the old military post in Cavan Town since 1707?, and named it "Dún Uí Néill" (O'Neill's Fort or Fort of O'Neill). See the complete profile on LinkedIn and discover Malachy’s connections and jobs at similar companies. "[8][9], In 1249 the king of Connacht, Felim O'Connor, was given refuge from the Normans by O'Neill. [8] A resolution had been adopted at a meeting of the Cenel Owen that "since the power of the Foreigners was over the Gaeidhel of Erinn, to give hostages to the Foreigners, and to make peace with them, for the sake of their country. Die anschließenden Irischen Konföderationskriege waren ein Teil der Kriege der Drei Königreiche, verflochtenen Konflikten in England, Irland … [7][14], O'Neill, who was still in northern Leinster, was again called to Preston's aid when the Leinster army was almost destroyed by Jones at the Battle of Dungans Hill. See more ideas about ireland, irish heritage, irish history. View Malachy Ó Néill’s profile on LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional community. This time O'Neill was alone among the Irish generals in rejecting the peace deal and found himself isolated by the departure of the Papal Nuncio from Ireland on 23 February 1649.[15]. [2], Several of his elder brothers also took part in the rebellion, some of whom died fighting. Domnall was the son of Muirchertach mac Néill, and grandson of Niall Glúndub, a member of the Cenél nEógain northern Uí Néill. Father of Aedh Athlamhan Ó Néill The Ulster army was unable to prevent the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland, despite a successful defence of Clonmel by O'Neill's nephew Hugh Duff O'Neill and was destroyed at the Battle of Scarrifholis in Donegal in 1650. Catholic nobles and gentry met in Ulster in March to appoint a commander to succeed O'Neill. LinkedIn is the world’s largest business network, helping professionals like Colm Ó Néill discover inside connections to recommended job candidates, industry experts, and [5] Indeed the following year O'Donnell would lead an attack into Tyrone. Sir Phelim O'Neill resigned the northern command of the Irish rebellion in Eoghan Rua's favour and escorted him from Lough Swilly to Charlemont. O'Neill left Ireland at a young age and spent most of his life as a mercenary in the Spanish Army serving against the Dutch in Flanders during the Eighty Years' War. [6] O'Cannon had been set up in the kingship by FitzGerald, however rather than backing him, entered Tyrconnell and removed him in favour of Goffraid O'Donnell. However neither man trusted the other, and their personal dislike of each other led to constant argument and bickering between the two. This campaign had mixed success, but O'Neill was recalled to Leinster after Preston was defeated by the Parliamentarians near Trim, County Meath. Die Grüne Harfenflagge, ein Symbol der irischen Nation spätestens seit der Konföderation Irland von 1642, verwendet von Ó Néills Streitkräften. Jan 14, 2016 - Board dedicated to my family/ancestors of the famous Ó Néill Dynasty of Ireland. O'Neill proposed that Ireland be made a republic under Spanish protection to avoid in-fighting between Irish Catholic landed families over which of them would provide a prince or king of Ireland. 1602). He is known for his victory at the Battle of Benburb in 1646. These attacks descended into a series of skirmishes but, despite being relatively unsuccessful, provided an important experience to the troops of the Ulster Army. They also raided much of the area for supplies.[7]. In 1627, he was involved in petitioning the Spanish monarchy to invade Ireland using the Irish Spanish regiments. [14] Under cover of night he was said to have been brought to the Franciscan abbey in Cavan town for burial. When his opponent built up a lead, Heremon had to act fast. He made overtures for alliance to Monck, who was in command of the Parliamentarians in the north, to obtain supplies for his forces, and at one stage even tried to make a separate treaty with the English Parliament against the Royalists in Ireland. Like many Irish officers in Spanish service, O'Neill was very hostile to the English Protestant invasion of Ireland. Earl of Tyrone (Iarla Thír Eoghain). [5], In 1257 the king of Tyrconnell, Goffraid O'Donnell, had been mortally wounded in battle against the FitzGerald's, and O'Neill used this opportunity to try to exact Tyrconnell's submission. For this reason, O'Neill and Preston were ordered to join forces to capture the city before any Parliamentarian forces could arrive. He refused to submit O'Neill stating the Scottish proverb "Every man should have his own world". [4][5] Whilst he received hostages from O'Connor and from O'Brien of Thomond, along with several other minor Kings from Meath and Munster,[7] his claim was not recognised by those of the Irish closest to him including the other O'Neill factions, the O'Donnell's of Tyrconnell, the MacMahon's of Airgíalla, and the O'Rourkes of Breifne. [12], In 1260 O'Neill along with his O'Connor allies, launched an attack on the Normans of the Earldom of Ulster at Drumderg, near its capital at Downpatrick in modern County Down, Northern Ireland. “May God wither up their hearts! [7][2], Given O'Neill well-known excellent defensive abilities, and immense experience in siege warfare, he could have been a serious threat to the Cromwell's invasion, and that would be reason enough to assassinate O'Neill. It was subsequently closed in 2012 during Defence Forces restructuring.(J. The peace terms, however, were rejected by a majority of the Irish Catholic military leaders and the Catholic clergy including the Nuncio, Rinuccini. In 1244, Henry III of England sent letters to various Gaelic Irish lords, including O'Neill, requesting their aid in a military campaign against the Kingdom of Scotland. Requires Subscription NILQ 71.4.12 Ó Néill View All Issues The Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly is a legal research journal published quarterly by the School of Law at Queen's University Belfast. [6] In 1252, O'Neill and his brother gave their submissions to the Justiciar of Ireland, who had marched to Armagh with a large force. Therefore, through his mother, he would have been descended from Brian Boru. Owen Roe O'Neill (Irish: Eoghan Ruadh Ó Néill), c. 1585 – 6 November 1649, was a Gaelic Irish soldier and one of the most famous of the O'Neill dynasty of Ulster in Ireland. Deiric Ó Néill is on Facebook. After the midlands campaign, O'Neill was ordered to return to Ulster with Lord Castlehaven to conduct offensive operations against the territory held by the Covenanters. So when a popular rebellion began, he returned from Spain to fight in the Irish Confederate Wars. Despite a failed attempt to seize Dublin Castle, the rebels enjoyed success across Ulster and the uprising spread to other parts of the country. Aodh Mór Ó Néill Beatha Breith Contae Thír Eoghain, 1540 (Gregorian) Dùthaich Kingdom of Ireland Bàs An Ròimh, 20 dhen Iuchar 1616 Àite-adhlacaidh San Pietro … [1] MacLaughlin however was removed in 1238 by the Justiciar of Ireland, Maurice FitzGerald, 2nd Lord of Offaly, and Hugh de Lacy, 1st Earl of Ulster, who installed "the son of O'Neill", presumed to have been Brian, and took the hostages of the Cenel Owen and Cenel Connell. However, with the Leinster army now severely damaged, Leinster was in a precarious position. Oisín Ó Néill is on Facebook. Drawing on an older tune composed by Toirdheallbhach Ua Cearbhalláin O'Carolan (English: Turlogh O Carolan], it portrays his death as an assassination and the main cause of the subsequent defeat to Cromwell's English Republican forces. Another of his nephews, Hugh Duff O'Neill fought in the Confederate Wars and famously inflicted massive casualties on Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army during the Siege of Clonmel in 1650.[3]. According to tradition, Heremon, the third son of Milesius and first Uí Néill king of Ireland, resolved a dispute with a rival king by staging a boat race in which the winner would be the one who touched dry land first. de Mesa, Eduardo ‘The career of Owen Roe O’Neill in the Spanish Army of Flanders (1606-1642): documentation held in Spanish archives’, This page was last edited on 2 February 2021, at 11:01. BEGINNERS' BLAS SLOINNTE/ SURNAMES Ó Néill The surname Ó Néill (anglicised O’Neill) is one of the most common to be found in Ulster. He distinguished himself notably at the Siege of Arras in 1640, where he commanded the Spanish garrison and held out for 48 days with 2,000 men (many of whom were fellow Irishmen), against a French army of 35,000. As the remainder of Preston's army retreated, O'Neill arrived in just time to mount a successful rearguard action and annihilated the Parliamentarian advanced guard pursuing Preston. A & Sp companies of the 29th Infantry Battalion conducted border patrols and Aid To Civil Power operations from here. In 1230 Hugh O'Neill (Aedh Ó Néill), king of Tyrone, died and was succeeded by Donnell MacLaughlin. [10] O'Neill wanted the Plantation of Ulster overturned and the recovery of the O'Neill dynasty's lands. After the defeat in the conflict, he had fled Ireland during the Flight of the Earls in an attempt to gain support from Catholic powers in Continental Europe, where he died in Rome in 1616. [citation needed] After this O'Neill claimed the kingship of the O'Neill dynasty as well as Tyrone, possibly with the aid of Hugh de Lacy, 1st Earl of Ulster.[3]. Another, Brian MacArt O'Neill, was hanged for manslaughter in 1607. At one point, O'Neill even considered leaving and returning to Spanish service, but was ultimately compelled not to with the arrival of weapons and reinforcements sent by the Papacy. Ó Néill Father of Garb ingen Neiline Ó Néill Brother of Báetán mac Muirchertaig, Ard-rí na h'Éireann; and [1][2] However it may have been Brian's cousin Donnell, who afterwards was killed by MacLaughlin. See the complete profile on LinkedIn and … Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. The majority of Confederate military resources were directed to Thomas Preston's Leinster Army. However, upon hearing of Oliver Cromwell's landing in Ireland and the subsequent Sack of Drogheda, and failing to obtain any better terms from the Parliamentarian forces, he turned once more to Ormond and the Catholic confederates, with whom he prepared to co-operate more earnestly when Cromwell's arrival in Ireland in August 1649 brought a war of horror. The earliest-known record of the green flag is attributed to Eoghan Ruadh Ó Néill, a 17th-century exile and soldier in the Irish brigade of the Spanish army. [5], Despite ending MacLoughlin aspirations to the kingship, O'Neill would form a marriage alliance with them, however this resulted in a war with the O'Donnell's of Tyrconnell. [citation needed], Brian was the son of Niall Roe (Ruadh), and grandson of Áed in Macáem Tóinlesc. [6], However, in 1642, O'Neill planned to return to Ireland with 300 veterans to aid the Irish Rebellion of 1641, apparently at the invitation of one of the organizers of the rebellion Rory O'Moore. [7], O'Neill and Preston set up camp between Lucan and Celbridge. He later fought against the English in the Nine Years' War, with the Irish war effort led by his great-uncle Hugh O'Neill. In revenge, O'Neill with the aid of Melaghlin O'Donnell, king of Tyrconnell, defeated MacLoughlin and ten of his closest kinsmen at the battle of Camergi, somewhere within Tyrone north of Omagh, in 1241. [5] Throughout his career O'Neill was known to be an expert in defensive warfare. They managed to evade several English vessels which were specially deployed to intercept O'Neill. Brian O'Neill, also known as Brian "of the battle of Down" O'Neill (Irish: Brian Chatha an Dúna Ó Néill), was the High King of Ireland from 1258 to 1260. His grandson, Domhnall Ó Néill, who is mentioned in the Annals at the year 943, … Their choice was Heber MacMahon, Bishop of Clogher. Das in englischsprachiger Literatur als rite of the single shoe („Ritual des einzelnen Schuhs“, irisch deasghnáth na leathbhróige ) bezeichnete Ritual gehörte im 15. und 16. [4][5] John FitzGeoffrey, the king's chief governor in Ireland, erected a bridge across the River Bann and built castles at Coleraine and Ballyroney in Iveagh. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. [16], Giolla Brighde Mac Con Midhe wrote the lament Aoidhe mo chroidhe ceann Briain (Brian's head is the care of my heart). The ship, often described as the flagship of the Confederate naval forces during the war, was the first to fly the Confederate flag. Seán Ó Néill is on Facebook. [7] Copies of the letter were also distributed to O'Neill's sub-chiefs including his tánaiste, Hugh Boy O'Neill. Phelim professed to be acting in the interest of Charles I; O'Neill's aim was complete Independence of Ireland as a Catholic country, while the Old English Catholics represented by the council desired to secure religious liberty and an Irish constitution under English rule. This plan came to nothing. As the Cenel Connell discussed what to do, Goffraid's youngest brother, Donnell Og, returned from fosterage and was conferred the chieftainship of Tyrconnell. The Irish Confederates suffered heavy military defeats the following year at the hands of Parliamentarian forces in Ireland at Dungans Hill and Knocknanauss, leading to a moderation of their demands and a new peace deal with the Royalists. MacLaughlin however was removed in 1238 by the Justiciar of Ireland, Maurice FitzGerald, 2nd Lord of Offaly, and Hugh de Lacy, 1st Earl of Ulster, who installed "the son of O'Neill", presumed to have been Brian, and took the hostages of the Cenel Owen and Cenel Connell. Ireland Death: Immediate Family: Son of Muirchertach mac Muiredaig and Duinfeach Teangumha Husband of . “Owen Roe O’Neill is the only one of the Irish leaders of parties in Ireland then who by his successful audacity and his continued defections, has obtained any name in history. [5] The Normans levied the town, and with the aid of forces brought by Sir Roger des Auters, O'Neill and his allies were decisively defeated at the subsequent battle of Down. According to Reaney, this name Niall, started in Ireland and did a tour of Europe before becoming a regular English name. [11] To O'Neill the devastation of Ulster made it look, "not only like a desert, but like hell, if hell could exist on earth". Mac Néill. He initially rejected a treaty of alliance between the Confederates and the Irish Royalists, but faced with the Cromwellian invasion he changed his mind. “Yes, they slew with poison him they feared to meet with steel.” fairly rare: Belfast area, Midlands etc. He would have been only a teen at the time and it is unknown what his role would have been, but it may have fueled his deep hatred for the English later in his life. From here FitzGeoffrey was able to penetrate deeper into Tyrone. Through Conn, he was descended from Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare, the leading Anglo-Irish noble of the era, member of the Earls of Kildare, who more or less ruled Ireland in the 15th and early 16th centuries. Flaithbertach mac Muirchertaig Ó Néill, King of Aileach Birthdate: 962 Birthplace: Ireland Death: 1036 (73-75) Ireland Immediate Family: Son of Muirchertach O'Neill Husband of N.N. The crisis point of the Elizabethan conquest of Ireland came when the English authorities tried to extend their authority over Ulster and Aodh Mór Ó Néill, the most powerful Irish lord in Ireland. A Rory O'Neill was given as hostage. Ó Néill Join Facebook to connect with Oisín Ó Néill and others you may know. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. However it may have been Brian's cousin Donnell, who afterwards was killed by MacLaughlin. [2] The same Irish surname often gives several very different anglicised forms owing to dialectical variations and the vagaries of the phonetic system employed to represent them, as: Preston, an Old English Catholic, was also a Spanish veteran but he and O'Neill had an intense personal dislike of each other. However it is now widely believed by he died from complications to do with gout, which he had complained about several days before his death. In the end the issue was sorted out diplomatically. After this O'Neill claimed the kingship of the With O'Neill aligned with the Papal Nuncio, Rinuccini had the power to excommunicate those who supported the treaty with the Royalists, at which point more than 2,000 men deserted from Preston's Leinster Army and joined O'Neill's forces. View Colm Ó Néill’s professional profile on LinkedIn. O'Neill's head was cut off by the Normans and sent to King Henry III of England,[15] a sign of how dangerous his coalition was thought to be. O'Neill was educated by Franciscan monks who not only educated him in Latin but also in the art of war. [7] That same year the son of Maurice FitzGerald led his forces into Tyrone to attack O'Neill, however he failed to take his submission or hostages and after battle suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of O'Neill. Gearóid Ó'Néill is on Facebook. Shortly after agreeing an alliance with the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland Ormond, in which he was promised an Earldom, he died on Tuesday, 6 November 1649. Ó Néill dynasty is similar to these topics: Ulster, Gallagher (surname), Tyrconnell and more. Its first verse is: “Did they dare, did they dare, to slay Owen Roe O’Neill?” [13], In 1255 he made a pact with Felim O'Connor's son Hugh, where by allowing Hugh free rein in the kingdom of Breifne, he would aid O'Neill against the Normans of the earldom who were eroding his territory. As a young man O'Neill left Ireland (likely in 1607 during the Flight of the Earls). The Royalist commander of Dublin, Ormond, said he "preferred English rebels to Irish ones". This poorly supplied force nevertheless gained a bad reputation for plundering and robbing friendly civilians around its quarters in northern Leinster and southern Ulster. The rebellion had broken out in Autumn 1641, with the rebel leaders issuing the Proclamation of Dungannon declaring their aim of enhancing Catholic rights while declaring their continued loyalty to King Charles I. O'Neill responded that his cause in Ireland was far more honourable than an English general fighting against his own King.[7]. O'Neill left Ireland at a young age and spent most of his life as a mercenary in the Spanish Army serving against the Dutch in Flanders during the Eighty Years' War. Mai 1260 bei Downpatrick) war ein irischer König, welcher Mitte des 13. Ó Néill Wife of … O'Neill later accused Castlehaven of cowardice, a dispute that was brought before the Supreme Council. Upon arrival in Ireland, he received a letter from an English parliamentarian general by the name of Leslie, telling O'Neill that he was sad O'Neill, as an experienced officer, was committing himself to such a cause and that he should return to Spain. Malachy has 1 job listed on their profile. [5] The Annals of Inisfallen state that the forces recruited by the Normans consisted mostly of native Irish and that the Normans played only a minor role. 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His year of birth is unknown but was likely to have been around 1585. However, there is no evidence to support this, and it is generally accepted now that he died of gout. View Liam Ó Néill’s profile on LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional community. Because of his military experience, O'Neill was recognised on his return to Ireland, at Doe Castle in County Donegal on 8 July 1642,[8][9] as the leading representative of the O'Neills and head of the Ulster Irish. Brian Ó Néill (anglisiert Brian O’Neill; † 14. Hugh O’Neill wird oft auch als 3. His troops clashed with rival forces of the Confederacy, leading to O'Neill forming a temporary alliance with Charles Coote's English Parliamentary forces in Ulster. Upon Hugh's death in 1283 Brian's son Donnell seized the kingship, which until 1295 was highly contested between him and his second-cousin Niall Culanach and Hugh Boy's son Brian, until he won outright control by killing his opponents. O'Neill led his Ulster army, along with Thomas Preston's Leinster army, in a failed attempt to take Dublin from Ormond. The army, now better trained and experienced than ever before, emerged a transformed force in the spring of 1646, and prepared to destroy the Covenanters. May their blood cease to flow, Jahrhunderts und 2. Genealogy for Conn Mór Ó Néill, king of Tír Eógain (1468 - 1493) family tree on Geni, with over 200 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. Garb ingen Neiline Ó Néill Birthdate: circa 542 Birthplace: Ireland Death: Immediate Family: Daughter of Neiline mac Muiredaig Ó Néill and . [9], That same year John FitzGeoffrey, who replaced FitzGerald as Justiciar in 1246,[10] entered Tyrone and took the submission and hostages of O'Neill. On 5 June 1646, despite being outnumbered and outgunned, O'Neill utterly routed Monro at the Battle of Benburb,[5] on the Blackwater killing or capturing 3,000 Scots. However, he was summoned to the south by Rinuccini,[12][13] and so was unable to take advantage of the victory, and allowed Monro to remain unmolested at Carrickfergus.
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