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O'Neill0 f 0 i 0 0 /*? "t C. Lys"46tY.– gentry of Co. Clare in 1598 and two others are also mentioned by the Four Masters, all being Claremen. Nicholas O'Nelan, abbot of the Augustinlian Order in Co. Clare, is recorded as living in the diocese of Killaloe in 1613—seventy years after their house was officially s-,:ppressed. Two priests of the name appear in the roll of martyrs for the Faith --Father Daniel O'Neilan, O.F.M. (d. 158o) and Father Denis O'Neilan (d. 1651). Baron Patrick O'Neillan was a distinguished general in the Austrian Imperial army, having become colonel in 1717. Fifteen of the name are mentioned in Frost's History of Co. Clare, and many families of the name appear in the 1659 census of Co. Clare. It is thus essentially a Clare name even though it is now rather more numerous in the Connacht counties to the north of it. Arms illustrated on Plate XXIII. O'NEILL, Nihill. i As has already been remarked under the headings O'Brien and O'Connor, it is impossible to do justice to these great septs within the limits of this work. The follow- ing is a very brief summary of the origin and achievements of the O'Neills. First it should be made clear that although the name O'Neill is inseparably associated with Ulster (the Red Hand of Ulster was taken from their arms), there are several other quite distinct septs of O'Neill which may be mentioned before the Ulster septs are dealt with. The O'Neills of Thomond were chiefs of a territory in the modern barony of Bunratty : to -day O'Neill is not a common name in Co. Clare, but the Nihills and the Creaghs of that county claim to be of Thomond O'Neill stock. Dr. Richard Hayes, however, states that the Nihills were originally Ulster O'Neills who settled in Co. Clare after the battle of Kinsale. The name O'Neill is quite numerous in and around Co. Carlow, where an O'Neill sept was situated in the barony of Rathvilly. Another O'Neill sept was located in the Decies and its present day representatives are found in Co. Waterford and south Tipperary. The first of the great Ulster sept to bear the surname O'Neill was Donell O'Neill, the eponymous ancestor being his grandfather Niall, King of Ireland, who was killed in a battle with the Norsemen in A.D: gig, not, as might be supposed, the famous Niall of the Nine Hostages, though that somewhat legendary and heroic character was also a remote ancestor. From that time until the end of the seventeenth century, when Ulster ceased to be the leading Gaelic province of Ireland, the O'Neills figure prominently among the great men of Irish history. o�E•� The O'Neills were the chief family of the Cinel Eoghan, their territory being Tir Eoghan. Tir Eoghan (modern Tyrone) in early times comprised not only that county but most of Derry and part of Donegal. Down to the time of Brian Boru, who reigned from 1002 to 1014, the Ui Neill, i.e. descendants of Niall of the Nine Hostages, were, almost without interruption, High Kings of. Ireland. Their race SEpT = CL iYN �17i✓is�oa o,� �} Ti('/QED 241 Davie County Public library Mocksville, NG formed two main branches—the northern Ui Neill of Ulster and the southern Ui Neill, as those who established themselves in Meath were called. The latter did in fact occupy also part of southern Ulster contiguous with Meath. In the fourteenth century a branch of the Tyrone O'Neills migrated to Antrim where they became known as Clann Aodha Bhuidhe, from Aodh Buidhe'(or Hugh Bov� O'Neill, who was slain in 1283, the term being perpetuated in the territorial name Clannaboy or Clandeboy. The attempts made by the English in the sixteenth century to exterminate them, which were carried out by Essex and others with a ferocity and perfidy seldom equalled even in that violent age, were unsuccessful, and O'Neills are numerous there to -day, as they are also in West Ulster. The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries produced the most famous of the O'Neills: among them Con Bacach O'Neill (1484- 1559)i first Earl of Tyrone; Shane O'Neill (1530-1567) ; Hugh O'Neill (154o-1616), second Earl of Tyrone; Owen Roe O'Neill (1590–i649) ; Sir Phelim O'Neill (16o4- 1653) ; and Hugh O'Neill (d. 166o)—names too well known in the history of Ireland to require description here. Less famous but worthy of mention, even in so cursory a sketch as this, is Sir Nial O'Neill (1658-169o), whose regiment of dragoons dis- tinguished itself at the battle of the Boyne, where he was mortally wounded. In the century following that disaster many O'Neills were to be found among the out- standing officers of the Irish Brigades in the French army. Arthur O'Neill (1737- 1816), the blind wandering harper may be regarded as the precursor of Bunting ' in *the field of Irish traditional music; and John O'Neill (1834-1878), was leader of the Fenian invasion in Canada in 1867. All these were Ulstermen. The only man of the other septs, referred to at the beginning of this section, to make much mark was John O'Neill (c. 1777–cJ86o), who began life as a shoemaker in Co. Waterford, whence he went to London and became a successful dramatist. Eugene O'Neill (1888-1953), the American dramatist was son of the American actor James O'Neill (1849-192O), who was an Irish emigrant. In that field we may also mention the actress Peggy O'Neill (1796-1879). It may be remarked in conclusion that O'Neill is one of the very few surnames the ,welling of which is identical in both the Irish and English languages. In Irish, however, the E is accented. Arms illustrated on Plate XXIII. O'NOLAN. Nolan, seldom found nowadays with its legitimate prefix 0, is the name of a sept of great antiquity which has always been associated with that part of Ireland which lies around the barony of Forth in Co. Carlow (not to be confused with the better known Forth in Co. Wexford). . In pre -Norman : days their chiefs, who held 242 Dole County Pubiic Wary Mocksvilie, NC has c�4 lel fX�G w- -- � iJvv:C• 4da,421 ell 040i) *�J4 34 59� WV rAI y m M r Davie County Public Library Mooksvilie, NC A-% LD n Xe- %A.dDf�cS.�oJ C(iCe.c✓ /h`/a's/ � �j : .t'�� �-y /%�u�w� �jtcaCev�� /h2�iius�u� �e� �✓ a e4o , Aura �p NGRsy �r/gam �-�.u�t- •, �pr-.� � �� �-e�/v:�-��—��o;�� / —� , x ,eel, . t i 1' G Mt1CNANAxA J 7 49411 ?Z11AI-el A�.) ',plain Francis MacNamara, Captain in the 8th Hussars, a distinguished soldier and M.P. for Clare James MacNamara (1768-1826) from Clare, was in the British navy where a saw much service up to the Peace of Amiens. In a duel, following a fight be- .ecn two dogs, he killed his opponent and in 1803 was tried for murder. •dson, Hood and others almost as distinguished, testified to his character and .rvice as a very popular officer and he was acquitted. In 1814 he became dmiral James ;MacNamara. Genealogical papers relating to the ;MacNamara family are widespread. Some L in the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, and in the British Museum there is a ;ter in French from Queen Mary II to the Abbess of Ronchery at Angers, .:inking her for helping. Miss MacNamara whose father served as a Major in :e King's Troop. 'Fireball' MacNamara brought no lustre to the name as he shot his wav rnugh France, like an early cowboy. Back in his native Clare he continued aggressive ways, robbing and killing, and ending on the scaffold. He is buried the Abbey of Quin built by his ancestor, beside a gentleman who died in a .arrel with him. Donnchada Ruadh AlacConmara, who was born c.1709, in East Clare, was ucated in Rome for the priesthood. His character was not in accord with its ,:ipline and he was expelled, then finding his vocation was poetry. He was at .c Court of Poetry held be Piaras MacGearailt in Cork in 1743. He earned his :nc for a while as a schoolmaster in Waterford from which there was much otic to and from Newfoundland. It seems Domxhuda Ruadh made the voyage r he wrote a poem, The Adventures of a. Luckless Fellow, describing the very ardous voyage made by an emigrant. If he did get to Newfoundland he must have returned for he again taught in ,chool in Ireland, being dismissed for drunkenness. He turned from Protestant Catholic and back again to qualify for various jobs. He also travelled in :rope, which may have given him the inspiration for that lovely poem full of ,talgia, Bdn Chnoic Eireann Otgh (The Fair Hills of Ireland), which sounds ::finitely better in Irish. His Song of Repentance, written towards the close of his .is, is considered to be far above the sentimental literature,of other writers of eighteenth century. O'NEILL SFiane's Castle in County Donn, inhere the last of the Clandeboys of the Gaelic irder lived, is today occupied by Lord O'Neill of the Maine who, as Captain Terence O'Neill, was Prime Minister of Northern Ireland from 1963 to 1969. lie inherited through the female line from an ancestor, the Reverend Arthur _*hichester who assumed the illustrious name of O'Neill. The O'Neills of Tyrone tried by every warlike means available to keep out the Medieval colonizers. Undoubtedly they also frittered a great deal of time and Che ' 'Tudor ::11 1y in dynastic battling. In fact, they were overthrown by the great Brian U (q.v.) just before he won the Battle of Clontarf in 101#. the proud Shane O'Neill (1530-1567), the greatest O'Neill of the old Gaelic r.irr, would sign himself blisi O'Neill', signifying his chieftaincy. Hugh, the Great O'Neill (1540-1616), was at one time Baron of Dungannon ..i Earl of Tyrone. Queen Elizabeth had him at her court for six years, hoping convert him into a Queen's man. Returning home to Ulster he failed to sup - ,ort her, yet was powerless against her country's superior strength. Eventually .he forced him into, giving up his Gaelic title—The O'Neill—the magical title �f a chosen Irish chieftain without which his people would not trpst him. When the Spaniards landed at Kinsale, Hugh O'Neill had joined with Red 'vgh O'Donnell to make the three hundred miles march south to join battle OWEILL THE O'Briens, O'Connors and O'Neills are among the leading Gaclic families of Ireland. The Great O'Neill line can be traced back to the thirteenth cen- tury. "These O'Neills—the name means `champion'—have inspired many poets, writers and musicians. From the eleventh to the seventeenth century the O'Neills of Ulster dominate Irish history. They were High Kings of Ireland and claim descent from King Conn of the Hundred Battles and from King Niall of the Nine Hostages whose raids into Britain arc supposed to have captured Saint Patrick for Ireland around A.D. 405. Domhnall, born about A.D. 943, was the first of the family to use the O'Neill surname, a name which survives today most numerously and in several different versions, including Norse, and ranging from Nihill to Nielson or even Nelson. There are four distinct families located in various parts of Ireland. O'Neill is one of the few Gaelic names which has the same spelling in English as in Irish. The sept who were most prominent in the Middle Ages were the Clster O'Neills. Ihev divided into great families with minor branches. These are the Clandebov O'Neills of Antrim and Down, and the Tyrone O'Neills. The Cfandcboy branch was named after Hugh, the Fair-haired, in Irish, Aodh Buidhe. He was the twenty-seventh in descent from King Nial of the Nine Hostages and he won back large areas of Antrim and Down for his Clann Aodha Bhuidhe, anglicized Clandeboy. Cromwell's wars finally scattered the Clandebov O'Neills. Direct descendants of that Royal House have long been settled in Portugal where the family of Dom Hugh O'Neill live at Lisbon. Share's Castle, stronghold of the O'Neills 121 O'NEILL with them against the English. In the decisive battle at Kinsale in 1601 they were defeated utterly and, eventually, Hugh O'Neill joined O'Donnell in exile abroad. To their tombs in the Spanish National Church beside the Villa Spada, the Irish Embassy to the Holy See in Rome, come many Irish pilgrims. Between the Tyrone O'Neills and Spain there had long been close contact. Philip 1I had made great efforts to help them. General Owen Roe (the red- haired) (1590-16.19) served in the Spanish army for thirty years and returned at last to serve: his own country. Just as he was gaining power he died. Hugh MacArt, who returned from Spain with Owen Roe, was a Major General of the Ulster Irish. He repulsed Oliver Cromwell at Clonmel but had to sur- render Limerick to Ireton in 1651. He returned to Spain where he died in 1660. Daniel, a nephew of Owen Roe, strangely nicknamed `Infallible Subtle', was born in 1612 and was a Protestant Cavalier who had great influence with Charles II of England who made him his Postmaster General. In a later genera- tion the very same office was bestowed on Charles Henry St. John, first and last Earl O'Neill (1779-1841), of Shane's Castle, who was also Grand A4aster of the Orangemen. The O'Neills of Ulster were a fiercely proud, sometimes arrogant, clan. Although their royal dynasty has long since faded, their fame still lives in many parts of the world, particularly in Europe where O'Neills fought yaliar—.11y in the armies of Spain, France, Austria, the Netherlands. There were also dis- tinguished O'Neills in the church and the arts. The Red Hand of ulster, the device on their coat of arms, is the symbol of that troubled northern province until this day. The wandering blind harper Arthur (1737-1816) is recorded as having said, `Wherever an O'Neill sits is always the head of the table'. This Arthur O'Neill was the root stock from which has sprung some of the best in Irish traditional music. In the eighteenth century, long after the great dynasty had faded, came the new order with John O'Neill who supported Catholic Emancipation. He was also one of the delegates who, in 1789, went from the Irish Parliament to request George, Prince of Wales, to assume the regency. In 1798, defending Antrim against the rebels, John was wounded and died. Another John (1777—c.1860), a shoemaker of Munster, went to London where he wrote a novel, Mary of Avonmore, and also much temperance poetry. His play, The Drunkard, was illustrated by Cruikshank. Eliza O'Neill, born in Drogheda, Countv Louth, in 1791, the daughter of a theatre manager, went on the stage and became first, the rave of Dublin, then of London and Paris. Henry O'Neill, born in Dundalk, in 1800, was an archaeologist and litho- grapher. Hugh O'Neill, born in 1784, was the son of an Irish architect who designed a portion of Portland Place, London. He was noted for his fine architectural drawings, sonic of which are in the British Museum. Joseph O'Neill (1886-1953), an. Irish Civil Servant with the Department of Education, was a best-selling novelist who won the Harmsworth Award for 11-'ind from the A'orth. In America, James O'Neill (1849-1920) had played Edmond Danton in the 123 Davie County Public Library Mo6sville, ING Copy of a tory of 1'cCulloh Genealogy sent to Er. Larry :!cCulloh, by his relative Ivirr. BUb Fraley. It is in varicolored writing. . Tree Genealogy of J•.A.L_cCulloh Hsgir© of Grogun, from Sir Cwello Cneall first Laird of 1'.yrton In Scotland, who was a Son of the Family of Claneboy t s In Ireland--.---"Jas *]!cCulloh of Grogan Son of .',m 1'cCulloh Esq. of Brandalston, Son of Alexander. Laird of I.Iyrton. �4o,Z Orf Son of Henry Killenas & t`argaret of Iflyrton, VIhich Henry was Son In- Law of Sir Alexander Laird of I:'yrton. Son of Sir iTorman Laird of myrton. Son!Alexa Laird of Myrton. Son of Sir Godfret, Laird of 1. yrton Q who assumed the Sirname of 1.11cCulloh, Son of Sir Cwello ONiel, first Laird of I'or tontt-_l.'_ensions relative to the House of '-::yrton--- About the beginning of the fourteenth Century the Irish being deserous to Shake off the r,nglish Yoke, Invited Robert de Bre=ice, Bing of Scotland, to assist them In the Intended enterpri ze , Incase, of Success, determine to make Edward de Bruce Bing of Ireland Edward de Bruce In Consequence thereof landed In the north of Ireland of the head of 6000 Veteran Scott Soldiers In the year 1315 drove the English out of Rolster the first campaign having defeated thea In soveral Engagements. an. - himself of Carreekfergus, Conner -f others places of Importance He then -Marched His Army through Ireland several times & forced the English Into thine Strong holds & fortified Places; but always returned to Rulster to---. take up his Winter quarters, Edward de Bruce about the year 1316 Collo 0 Neil to be Captain of horse in His Array Robe de Bruce, King of Scotland came to Ireland with reirLforcerrents to his iro they Edward, whose Army was then near 8, vmdalk ; And Robt parched his forces near Newry in order to. join hire; but the English having received considerable reinforcerertB-from England, « France with several gentlemen an, Volunteex.s,Ipder.�Bir�mlinha.� Earl Houth, In a manner surprized Edward de Bruceton to qui t�ls Post &*t're treat -his little Army was greatly diminished by the fatigues of the preceding Campaign: and the English Army was treble .their number; -be He veantured at all events to gave thea battle. The action happened In the month of Oct.1317., The English forced the Centre of Edward de Bruce's Army who v;ith the s,sEiatarce of his guards In dea,voring to ..top Chir progress, was killed by one of the gentlemen volunteers named Malpas, up-der the . conmand of Sir Walter Danpwlk, Captain Cwello 0. Neil; tY en killed Malpafs., h , a,1 .: ..u& C recovered & brought off Edward de Bruce t s- retreat to the King of Sco tland t s Army, King Robert retreated to Corner, where he wintered his Army and quitted All his Brothers posts in Ireland in the following Spring, -- Captain Cwello 0 Neil, and many others Irish officer's -of Edward t s de Bruce t s Arrays went with King Robert to Scotland; who Knighted Capt. Cwello 0 Neil, and preferred him to be his Standard bearer and Secretary of State, and gave Sir Cwello 0 Neil land In La.ran as likewise the Land ap Hyrton & Archawan, which comprehended Killeras & Ardwell In Galloway, Sir Cwellots Charter is dated at Duns taffa,ge, holding In Tree Blanch Farm, the Quit rents being a rose to the King to Snell at when he came to 1-`_yrton, Sir Cwello 0 Neil. died In the year 1331, and left his Estate of I._yrton & others Lands in Galloway to his Eldest Son, Sir Godfroy, who assured the Sir name of 13cCulloh (viz "Son of Cwello", ) -- Sir Godfrey :.cCulloh had his Charter at Pertfi-1h the year 1332, by David de BPuce the King of Scotland Sir Godfrey died in the year 1300y &tiaras Succeeded by Eldest Son, Sir Norman 1`cCullok, who had his Charter renewed at Perth in the year 1400 by Robert III King of Scotland; & lie was Knighted in 1429 by King James, and died in the year 1.904 wit 'out Issue Pale; and as Succeeded by his Son in law. henry ::cCullok of Kille^an & Ir daughter; (Henry was decen3ent fro-1 Thor:as, Second--S-on of Sir Norman :.cCulloh) who got his Charter renewed by King James the fifth In the year 1525• died about the year 15()-1; and was Succeeded by their Eldest Son Synon 1!eCulloh, who got hie Charta renewed by Weer Mary, Daughter of King James V, and died in the year 1592 And was Succeeded by his Eldest Son 17m, LcCulloh who died---& was Succeeded by his Eldest Son Alexander IIcCulloh, who finding His Estate much Embarrasea by family Debts borrowed Some large Sums of money from Bootor I.loCullah in Londonof which Ile received by helgitable Bonds, & put his Estate on 1-'yrton, &. C: Into the hands of His Broth-er John 11cCulloh Laird Aidi+cell designing that the Renta thereof Should Clear His dbts • and after having fixed His Affaird .In Such nanner Laird Alexander ;trent to Ireland lvith far- ily, to Sir Ifenr . O. 1 Who gave Him land near the M � Y I oil main V. ater • where He resided until the ti mie of his death, which happened in the year . Y -C43. rIa was Succeeded by Itis Eldestl-Son Mh •I'cCulloh Esquire of Brandlerton who died ---- and left � tI70 S. viz-: James of Grogvrn,, & Henr of Brandleston. John Laird of Ardwell•, turned out bad trusted to Laird Alexander and His family having bought up for His Oi n use all the Old family Debts, and heritable Bonds, affecting I`ynton Estate, & C. under Y Color thereof Ardwell and his family Contained pose39ed of Laird Alexander Scottish- and had a Son named Alexander, who was Knighted by King Charles the Second But .how V-;illiam of Bra,ndlston come to Submit to Such fraud., I have not been able to trace. Tile above is a Copy of the ,transcript of the Orir�ginaI ?yen Ones 1n the hand ;rriting. of° D.B.I.1cCulloh Esq of Camobry, & now In the Possession of Henry E•I. cCulloh Esq. who favored me with a Sight of them-- I:.S.S. J.J. No Carolina 9th June 1772, A Copy Test Geo 11cCwlloh The Said ------------r-------- Copied 2 Second time by K.E.Fraley a Relative to thea. Davie County, N.C. April 14th 1914 ``ou Fannie_ G. ,: cCulloh, �ife of Yr. Goshen YcCulloh, _foc'_•�s%ri Ile I'. oC. }Le 4, .Rtes that her husband had an uncle Joan ;ho curried Triss t4e tti e Veach an had AU. tt who used to live* .i n• Salibb--iry, S toz��:s o= Ar� . and Larry of Po�-an Co. N.C.1-m,.Thir.za I"cCulloh Daniels, ;rife of is a niece of C: oshen, and. on a recent visit to her she copied 3 e;v things out of a boor`, which she sends.. Goshen f s father i..as ip-nes .:cCulloh :end was: born in i s31@ ( his fP {mer -ns Alfred) . The f ani 1y- graveyard is inaccessible in bad weather a�xi } aCly ;� ill be Elad to show the way j7hon T'. go. She knows nothing of :-lizabeth Loc:_e Mcculloh, but refers ne to Dr. J.''..'cCulloh of S.z'a.in_ St LeXinrton N.C., a chiropractic,; who. has been: collecting data. -he satls t?j at iienr�T �ustace McCulloh was a relative of -the fa.-ji�y. aize criclosed a ;o- ,r of the I'cCulloh ancestry .owned bar Hen-ry ., u . M ct;ulloh. • , � u s �a,c e ,T Irye2' notes: +I,3 ;ar Fr arclin "cCullock of rliza.bot:: town I'la,dan Co, i\ • v • is was nos liiia s �1+�:" ii1��-��''e� 1l r U j C` Join ..c ulloh, born in Scotland, ca- :e to FYI• in e,arly ; anhood and from, there to Guilford Co. N.C. where he i71 i'::)-,rtance • -------------------------- -- . e t `,�; r r,,--- Dr, J .:. cCt4l lo�,k • D C C f .Ph. . , o Lexing ion I.. C. on ''arch :. .ins. of an �,1, za Dock 'rho married ed r McCullolJcnn ; S ,, - -...; ,i Jo) -Lr jxjc t� _ :�:. �y nave since the 13 th cc' -.r t,iry. A j0 'In . t; as aro•,',ned 'ir. : _'�s `1'cl=j. River about the year 1953 but he doesn t t 'K -now ri U!, ..,•s _filled - :rjre nar ed . ::7"i4 U!, 4. John j7 h it Da; -ie County C r:;;�r the zurrontir_e School :iouso <tihout the ' �� '�j✓� 4c t:he Goshen. NtCt:lloni-: fa7:ily not in =,jis•�renealor ; � r ;o bolo:.. -s .� o .r c=osnQn --- - -- ��.1 �"11 al ! a���t.? t i t --}-lis address= ',oc svills ro:- to t1 . (j ii_',t is L. -':tlrldie-r %old 'lrollt it the Ton--Veatch ,Q --Ve ) ..c - j '� 7:1 etch lin—e. � - . .--------------•+--------•y----- ----..1 w• _ _. _ _ !r: RQgi sti-arts office, Sa,lis -riry, 14•C. Book 4pare ?�4, Janes Cullohte 1 %.nd tadjoins oins that of Jc',-r Thorns. � on � bought • of Alex.. �3c:r � RobinsonR�. • �'is e Jae) on July 1q 17.90 in the 32 nd yoa,r of the re rn of George �I . Q In Book 4 r.:. e 4 2, Janes I'cOullock• & wife, Jane, and Griffith �.r_:I ;:ifG,'Mzahi:th let Derry Bronor have 20S aces on t?:© west of tl.e Yadkin River % t r:outh of Pa.nters Creek (lease «: release) 3n manes, cr Jal;Y 21 2"Al. It is witnessed by Jno. Brandon and .. oo:is . (Geor,-� Broner t s ` in_`r r��r�s is ..ritten upon the s rle, `�n,� 1 y1 V- ` • • t _ , r1 • 4 & or lt) Ru rf o r:: s i 3e f or v. ou1d