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

Birth Date: Sep 1502

Birth Location: Dungannon, Tyrone, Ireland

Death Date: 2 Jun 1567

Death Location: Cushendall, Antrim, Northern Ireland (King of the O'Neill Dynasty; slain by the McDonnells after a battle)

Father: Conn 14THGGF***

Mother: Lady 14THGGM****

Spouse(s): Catherine McDonnell

Children(s): Sir O'Neill-Buidhe

In 1502, Earl Shane "The Proud" of Tyrone O'Neill entered the world in Dungannon, Tyrone, Ireland, born to Conn Bacach The Lame 1St Earl Of Tyrone King Of Tir Eogain Oneill 14Thggf And Lady Alison Of Tyrone Queen Of Eogain Fitzgerald 14Thggm. Earl Shane "The Proud" of Tyrone O'Neill married Catherine Mcdonnell, and had children including Sir Sean Shane Mcbrian O Neill Buidhe. Earl Shane "The Proud" of Tyrone O'Neill passed away in 1567 in Cushendall, Antrim, Northern Ireland (King of the O'Neill Dynasty; slain by the McDonnells after a battle).

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Biography

  • In 1502, Earl Shane "The Proud" of Tyrone O'Neill entered the world in Dungannon, Tyrone, Ireland, born to Conn Bacach The Lame 1St Earl Of Tyrone King Of Tir Eogain Oneill 14Thggf And Lady Alison Of Tyrone Queen Of Eogain Fitzgerald 14Thggm.
  • Earl Shane "The Proud" of Tyrone O'Neill married Catherine Mcdonnell, and had children including Sir Sean Shane Mcbrian O Neill Buidhe.
  • Earl Shane "The Proud" of Tyrone O'Neill passed away in 1567 in Cushendall, Antrim, Northern Ireland (King of the O'Neill Dynasty; slain by the McDonnells after a battle).

Immediate Family

Parents

Conn 14THGGF***
1484–1559
Birth Location: Dungannon Castle, Dungannon, Tyrone, Ireland
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Lady 14THGGM****
1484–1549
Birth Location: Alloone, Kildare, Tyrone, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Catherine McDonnell
1518–1585
Birth Location: Argyll, Scotland/Ireland
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Children(s)

Sir O'Neill-Buidhe
1552–1617
Birth Location: Shanes Castle, Antrim, Ireland, UK
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Earl O'Neill's Ancestors

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Earl O'Neill
1502–1567
Birth Place: Dungannon, Tyrone, Ireland
Parents
Conn Bacach (The Lame), 1st Earl of Tyrone, King of Tir Eogain ONeill 14THGGF***
1484–1559
Dungannon Castle, Dungannon, Tyrone, Ireland
Lady (Alison of Tyrone *Queen of Eogain FitzGerald) 14THGGM****
1484–1549
Alloone, Kildare, Tyrone, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Earl O'Neill's Descendants

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Earl (Shane "The Proud" of Tyrone) O'Neill (Sep 1502–2 Jun 1567) m. Catherine McDonnell (1518–1585)
  1. 1. Sir (Sean Shane McBrian) O'Neill-Buidhe 1552–1617 m. Anne (Carrach) O'Neill 1550–1616
    1. 1. Raphael Neale 1584–1643 m. Jane (Baker) Forman 1580–1648
      1. 1. Capt. (James) Neale 1615–1684 m. Anna (Maria) Gill 1620–1698 m. Elizabeth Calvert 1664–1684
        1. 1. Henrietta (Maria) NEALE 1647–1697 m. Col. (Philemon) Lloyd 1647–1685 m. Richard Bennett 1644–1667

Earl O'Neill's Timeline

2 Records

1502
Sep 1502
Birth of Earl Shane "The Proud" of Tyrone O'Neill in Dungannon, Tyrone, Ireland
Dungannon, Tyrone, Ireland
1567
2 Jun 1567
Age 65
Death of Earl Shane "The Proud" of Tyrone O'Neill in Cushendall, Antrim, Northern Ireland (King of the O'Neill Dynasty; slain by the McDonnells after a battle)
Cushendall, Antrim, Northern Ireland (King of the O'Neill Dynasty; slain by the McDonnells after a battle)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sep 1502
    Event Place: Dungannon, Tyrone, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1567
    Event Place: Cushendall, Antrim, Northern Ireland (King of the O'Neill Dynasty; slain by the McDonnells after a battle)
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