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Sir Shane McBrian O'Neill 1552–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1552

Birth Location: Shanes Castle, Antrim, Ireland, UK

Death Date: 23 April 1617

Death Location: Shanes Castle, Antrim, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK

Father: Earl O'Neill

Mother: Catherine DUNNEYVEG

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In 1552, Sir Shane McBrian O'Neill entered the world in Shanes Castle, Antrim, Ireland, UK, born to Earl Shane The Proud O Neill And Catherine Mcdonald Of Dunneyveg. Sir Shane McBrian O'Neill passed away in 1617 in Shanes Castle, Antrim, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK.

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Biography

  • In 1552, Sir Shane McBrian O'Neill entered the world in Shanes Castle, Antrim, Ireland, UK, born to Earl Shane The Proud O Neill And Catherine Mcdonald Of Dunneyveg.
  • Sir Shane McBrian O'Neill passed away in 1617 in Shanes Castle, Antrim, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK.

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Sir O'Neill's Ancestors

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Sir O'Neill
1552–1617
Birth Place: Shanes Castle, Antrim, Ireland, UK
Parents
Earl Shane "The Proud" O'Neill
1502–1567
Dungannon, Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Catherine (McDONALD of) DUNNEYVEG
1535–1585
Duart Castle, Isle of Mull, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Conn (Bacach) O'Neill
1500–1559
Hillsborough Castle, Down, Ireland
Lady (Alison O'Kelly FitzGerald) O'Neill
1484–1549
Alloone, Kildare, Tyrone, Ireland
James (Seamus MacDonald\) MacDonnell
1515–1565
Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Agnes (Argyll Campbell) O’Neill
1515–1601
Inveraray, Argyll, Scotland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir O'Neill's Timeline

2 Records

1552
1552
Birth of Sir Shane McBrian O'Neill in Shanes Castle, Antrim, Ireland, UK
Shanes Castle, Antrim, Ireland, UK
1617
23 April 1617
Age 65
Death of Sir Shane McBrian O'Neill in Shanes Castle, Antrim, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK
Shanes Castle, Antrim, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1552
    Event Place: Shanes Castle, Antrim, Ireland, UK

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 April 1617
    Event Place: Shanes Castle, Antrim, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK

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