Hugh Oge O'Neill (died 1586), known fully as Hugh Oge McHugh O'Neill, was the son of Hugh O'Neill of the Clandeboye O'Neill's of eastern Ulster, Gaelic Ireland.
Lord of Edenduffcarrick
[edit]In 1574, Hugh's paternal uncle, Sir Brian McPhelim O'Neill, lord of Lower Clandeboy, was executed for treason.[1] Afterwards, Hugh's relation, Neill McBrian Fertagh O'Neill, was appointed lord of Clandeboye on behalf of the Crown by The 1st Earl of Essex, later Earl Marshal of Ireland.[2]
This appointment caused internal strife amongst the rival claimants of the Clandeboye O'Neill's. As a result, in 1584, Sir John Perrot, Lord Deputy of Ireland, divided the Clandeboye estate into three. Hugh was granted one quarter of the northern Clandeboye estate centered on Edenduffcarrick in modern-day south-western County Antrim, Northern Ireland.[2] His possession of the castle there, also known as Edendougher, was confirmed by Sir Thomas Norris in an arbitration with Hugh's first cousin Shane MacBrian O'Neill.[3]
Death
[edit]Despite this arrangement, internal disputes continued especially between Hugh and Shane McBrian, who was granted the other three-quarters of the northern Clandeboye estate in 1584.[2] This resulted in the murder of Hugh in 1586 after which his grant was given to his brother, Neill McHugh O'Neill.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Robinson, Philip (2000). The Plantation of Ulster. Ulster Historical Foundation. ISBN 978-1-903688-00-7.
- ^ a b c d e "Names mentioned in the text of Early Modern History (1500–1700)". 5 March 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ Barry, Judith Hudson. "Norris, Sir Thomas". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/20285. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)