183:: "poor, indigent and scandalously ignorant of the law". In judging this assessment of O'Neill, allowance must be made for Sheridan's deep hatred of his former employer Tyrconnell, which no doubt extended to those whom Tyrconnell favoured. Elrington Ball by contrast notes that some of these men, including O'Neill, survived the Revolution with their reputations and estates intact, although there were exceptions like
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in 1674. He succeeded to the baronetcy in 1670 (or, according to some sources, in 1680). He married his cousin Mary
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156:Court of King's Bench (Ireland)
738:Muirchertach Ceannfada O'Neill
379:An sluagh sidhe so i nEamhuin?
20:Sir Brian O'Neill, 2nd Baronet
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466:MĂĄel DĂșin mac MĂĄele Fithrich
68:Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone
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446:Muirchertach mac Muiredaig
431:Niall of the Nine Hostages
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863:Jorge Torlades O'Neill I
783:Murtagh Dulenagh O'Neill
773:Brian Ballagh II O'Neill
82:, or as Sarah Savage of
873:Hugo José Jorge O'Neill
688:Phelim MacShane O'Neill
648:Cormac MacBaron O'Neill
405:Irish Rebellion of 1641
793:Brian McPhelim O'Neill
673:Henry MacShane O'Neill
547:Niall Culanach O'Neill
532:Ăed in MacĂĄem TĂłinlesc
527:Flaithbertach Ua NĂ©ill
512:Muirchertach mac NĂ©ill
461:MĂĄel Fithrich mac Ăedo
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177:Lord Deputy of Ireland
124:the Marquess of Antrim
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1024:Baronetage of Ireland
882:Charles Henry O'Neill
788:Phelim Bacagh O'Neill
743:Brian Ballagh O'Neill
678:Conn MacShane O'Neill
593:Brian Ăg mac NĂ©ill Ăg
471:Fergal mac MĂĄele DĂșin
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668:Hugh McShane O'Neill
663:Brian MacArt O'Neill
653:Art MacBaron O'Neill
613:Phelim Caoch O'Neill
522:Domnall Ua Lochlainn
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385:High King of Ireland
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813:Rose O'Neill
803:Neil O'Neill
768:Hugh O'Neill
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608:Conn O'Neill
486:Niall Caille
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892:of the Fews
556:O'Neill Roe
88:County Down
16:Irish judge
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1046:1670â1694
956:McLaughlin
715:Clandeboye
537:Aodh MĂ©ith
353:Clandeboye
195:References
166:Reputation
144:Protestant
120:Stillorgan
112:King's Inn
108:Gray's Inn
84:Portaferry
966:McSweeney
940:Dungannon
308:Connachta
92:Celbridge
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991:MacManus
981:MacNamee
327:Branches
313:UĂ NĂ©ill
173:Jacobite
1038:Baronet
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890:O'Neill
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971:Devlin
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343:Tyrone
187:, the
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148:assize
46:Family
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257:p,531
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