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Earl Shane "The Proud" O'Neill 1502 – 1567 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sep 1502

Birth Location: Dungannon, Tyrone, Northern Ireland

Death Date: 2 Jun 1567

Death Location: Cushendall, Antrim, Northern Ireland

Father: Conn ONeill

Mother: Alison Fitzgerald,O`Neill

Spouse(s): Mary O'Donnell, Catherine MacLean

Children(s): Hannah Carey

The story of Earl Shane "The Proud" O'Neill began in 1502 in Dungannon, Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Earl Shane "The Proud" O'Neill married Mary O'Donnell, Catherine MacLean, and had children including Hannah Carey. Earl Shane "The Proud" O'Neill passed away in 1567 in Cushendall, Antrim, Northern Ireland.

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Biography

  • The story of Earl Shane "The Proud" O'Neill began in 1502 in Dungannon, Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
  • Earl Shane "The Proud" O'Neill married Mary O'Donnell, Catherine MacLean, and had children including Hannah Carey.
  • Earl Shane "The Proud" O'Neill passed away in 1567 in Cushendall, Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Conn ONeill
1480 – 1559
Birth Location: Dungannon Castle, Dungannon, Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
CO
Alison Fitzgerald,O`Neill
1485 – 1549
Birth Location: Alloone, Kildare, Leinster, Ireland
AF

Spouses(s)

Mary O'Donnell
1532 – 1567
Birth Location: Dungannon, Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland
MO
Catherine MacLean
1518 – 1563
Birth Location: Taynuilt, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
CM

Children(s)

Hannah Carey
1538 –
Birth Location: Cavan, Cavan, Ulster, Ireland
HC

Earl O'Neill's Ancestors

Self
Earl O'Neill
1502 – 1567
Birth Place: Dungannon, Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Parents
Conn Bacach ONeill
1480 – 1559
Dungannon Castle, Dungannon, Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Alison Fitzgerald,O`Neill
1485 – 1549
Alloone, Kildare, Leinster, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Earl O'Neill's Descendants

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Earl (Shane "The Proud") O'Neill (Sep 1502 – 2 Jun 1567) m. Mary O'Donnell (1532 – 1567) m. Catherine MacLean (1518 – 1563)
  1. 1. Hannah Carey (1538 – ) m. Eamunn McGuire (1538 – 1592)
    1. 1. Mary (Ellen) McGUIRE (1557 – 4 June 1649) m. m@@ (Faildil Hugh) O'Riley (1558 – 1620)
      1. 1. Ferrall ((Ferghail)) O'Reilly (1580 – October 1660) m. Mary Hull (1585 – 1618)
        1. 1. Miles (Maolmordha Reilly) (Riley) (1614 – 1669) m. Mary (Nancy) Hull (1619 – 1670)

Earl O'Neill's Timeline

5 Records

1502
Sep 1502
Birth of Earl Shane "The Proud" O'Neill in Dungannon, Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Dungannon, Tyrone, Northern Ireland
1538
1538
Age 36
Earl Shane "The Proud" O'Neill was married in Argyilshire, Scotland
Argyilshire, Scotland
1556
1556
Age 54
Earl Shane "The Proud" O'Neill was married in Argyllshire, Scotland
Argyllshire, Scotland
1563
1563
Age 61
Earl Shane "The Proud" O'Neill was married
None
1567
2 Jun 1567
Age 65
Death of Earl Shane "The Proud" O'Neill in Cushendall, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Cushendall, Antrim, Northern Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sep 1502
    Event Place: Dungannon, Tyrone, Northern Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1538
    Event Place: Argyilshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1556
    Event Place: Argyllshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1563

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1567
    Event Place: Cushendall, Antrim, Northern Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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