O Neill Family Crest Motto

History of clan macneil.
O neill family crest motto. To shane s castle on the extinction of the male issue of the elder brothers of his father and d. A rock sitting upon on a chapeau. As i said before i have no idea if this crest sat in the new hope plantation before the 1800 s as all of those before me who could answer. 1739 leaving three sons 1 henry o neill whose only dau.
1550 1616 earl of tyrone also known as the great earl. O neill tyrone was encamped before the town of carrickfergus and the colour or pretext of his coming was to demand certain buying for one brian ballagh o neill sometime lord of clanaboy a kinsman of his who was killed by the townsmen of carrickfergus about sixty years past. Join the o neill irish clan today and get your free o neill clan certificate. Descended from phelim dubh o neill third son of john o neill esq of shane s castle whose grandson john o neill known as french john s.
O neill family motto the red hand of ireland. 8 earl o neill extinct 1841 and viscount o neill extinct 1865. Join and support the o neill clan and help keep us online. Join the o neill clan.
Learn now about the history the origins and current population of the o neill family crest including its surnames and name meaning. And heiress mary o neill to. And the buying forgiven by sir bryan mcphelim in his life time and now as it seemeth newly revived by o neill. The surname o neill is an anglicization of the original irish ua néill composed of the elements ua meaning grandson or descendant and of the irish name niall niall is a male given name of irish origin to mean champion derived from the old irish word niadh meaning warrior or champion.
Conn o neill 1st earl of tyrone c 1480 1559 king of tir eogain. Descent is claimed from niall of the nine hostages who lived around 400 ad and was founder of the irish o neill kings of tara and ireland. Smith family crest family crest tattoo family motto terms of endearment my family history names with meaning crests surnames coat of arms. Part of the irish clans network directive.
Membership is free and always will be it s your birthright. Arthur chichester great grandfather of the. Notable amongst the family name at this time was sir niall o neill who distinguished himself at the battle of the boyne. 1550 1616 earl of tyrone also known as the great earl.
Origins for the histories of the prominent families please see the article o neill dynasty. Buaidh no bas to conquer or die. The name o neill literally means champion and the red hand on the upper left side of the shield is a symbol of the o neill family motto the red hand of ireland in defiance sometimes given as the red hand of ireland forever. Shane o neill c 1530 1567 irish king of the o neill dynasty of ulster.
Conn o neill 1st earl of tyrone c 1480 1559 king of tir eogain.