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Phelim (Felix) O'Neill
Felix O'Neill, also known as Phelim, and in Irish as Féilim Ó Néill (1670 — 11 September 1709, in Malplaquet), was a member of the Clandeboye O'Neill dynasty, and the ancestor of the current Chief of this Catholic Lineage. Life In the beginning of the 18th century he was dispossessed of all his assets through the confiscation applied to the Catholics of Ireland, which led him to emigrate to France. He was a cavalry officer who took part in many battles until, integrated in the Irish Brigade, he fought aside with the French against the British, the Austrians and the Dutch (during the War of the Spanish Succession), in the celebrated Battle of Malplaquet (settlement located in the former Province of Flanders, in Belgium, present-day France), and where he died on 11 September 1709.''Armorial Lusitano'', Lisbon, Portugal, 1961, p. 404 Marriages and issue His first marriage was to Catherine Keating, of the noble family of that name, and they had a son, Conn (Constantine) O'Neil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Language
Irish ( Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European language family. Irish is indigenous to the island of Ireland and was the population's first language until the 19th century, when English gradually became dominant, particularly in the last decades of the century. Irish is still spoken as a first language in a small number of areas of certain counties such as Cork, Donegal, Galway, and Kerry, as well as smaller areas of counties Mayo, Meath, and Waterford. It is also spoken by a larger group of habitual but non-traditional speakers, mostly in urban areas where the majority are second-language speakers. Daily users in Ireland outside the education system number around 73,000 (1.5%), and the total number of persons (aged 3 and over) who claimed they could speak Irish in April 2016 was 1,761,420, representing 39.8% of respondents. For most of recorded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Malplaquet
The Battle of Malplaquet took place on 11 September 1709 during the War of the Spanish Succession and was fought between a French army commanded by the Duke of Villars and a Grand Alliance force under the Duke of Marlborough. In one of the bloodiest battles of the 18th century, the Allies won a narrow victory but suffered heavy casualties, while the French were able to withdraw in good order. At the start of 1709, the French state seemed on the verge of collapse, its treasury empty and food scarce while Allied advances in 1708 left the kingdom open to an invasion. These factors made the Allies overconfident and their excessive demands led to the collapse of peace talks in April. Villars had been instructed to avoid battle but after the capture of Tournai in early September, the Allies moved against Mons and Louis XIV of France ordered him to prevent its loss. Although the two armies made contact on 10 September, Marlborough delayed his attack until the next day, giving Villar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O'Neill (surname)
O'Neill is a surname of Irish origin. It is derived from the Gaelic ''Ó Néill'' meaning "descendant (or grandson) of Niall". The Uí Néill dynasty were the foremost dynasty of Ulster, and all Ireland, from the 5th century throughout the medieval period, until 1607 - the Flight of the Earls saw the end of Gaelic Ireland. ''O'Neill'' is one of the most common Irish surnames. Origins 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). The progenitor of the family is said to be Niall Glúndub of the Cenél nEógain; however, his great-grandsons, who lived in the tenth century, would have been the first to use the surname. It is due to the Anglicization of the original Irish that the several spelling variations have emerged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Royal Families
Irish royal families were the dynasties that once ruled large "overkingdoms" and smaller petty kingdoms on the island of Ireland. Members of some of these families still own land and live in the same broad locations. Locality Significant kingdoms known from early historical times (2nd–7th centuries) included Eóganachta, Corcu Loígde, Connachta, Uí Fiachrach, Breifne, Aileach, Airgíalla, Dál Riata, Ultonia, Brega, Mide, Laigin, Osraige, Laois, Muma, Iarmuman, Desmumu, Tuadmumu, Hy Many. Some disappeared or were annexed; others were self-governing until the end of the 16th century. The Irish High Kings, seated at Tara, were sometimes recognised as supreme kings of the island from the time of Mael Seachnaill I (9th century), but the reality is that they were usually "kings with opposition", ruling maybe two or three of Ireland's provinces. In the period when the institution of high kingship existed, Ireland did not conduct much formal international diplomacy. After the An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Kings
This page serves as an index of lists of kings of the Gaelic kingdoms of Ireland of the Early Medieval period. *List of High Kings of Ireland *Kings of Ailech *Kings of Airgíalla *Kings of Brega *Kings of Breifne *Kings of Connacht *Kings of Dál nAraidi *Kings of Dál Riata * Kings of Déisi Muman *Kings of Desmond *Kings of Dublin *Kings of East Breifne * Kings of Fer Manach *Kings of Leinster *Kings of Magh Luirg * Kings of Mide *Kings of Munster *Kings of Osraige *Kings of Síol Anmchadha *Kings of Tara *Kings of Thomond *Kings of Tír Chonaill *Kings of Tír Eoghain *Kings of Uí Cheinnselaig *Kings of Uí Failghe *Kings of Uí Maine *Kings of Uisnech *Kings of Ulster * Kings of West Breifne See also *Monarchy of Ireland A monarchy is a form of government in which a person, the monarch, is head of state for life or until abdication. The political legitimacy and authority of the monarch may vary from restricted and largely symbolic (constitutional monarchy), ... { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Nobility
The Irish nobility could be described as including persons who do, or historically did, fall into one or more of the following categories of nobility: * Gaelic nobility of Ireland descendants in the male line of at least one historical grade of king (Rí). * Hiberno-Norman or Old English (Ireland) nobility, descendants of the settlers who came to Ireland from Wales, Normandy and England after the Norman invasions of England and Ireland in 1066 and 1169–71, respectively. * Peerage of Ireland, whose titles were created by the English and later British monarchs of Ireland in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. * Peerage of the United Kingdom, whose titles were created between 1801 and 1922. These groups are not mutually exclusive. There is some overlap between the first two groups (prior to the Treaty of Limerick), and a lesser degree of overlap between the last two groups (prior to the declaration of the Republic of Ireland). Such overlaps may be personal (e.g. a Gaelic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terence O'Dempsey, 1st Viscount Clanmalier
Terence O'Dempsey, 1st Viscount Clanmalier (Irish: ''Toirdelbach Ó Díomasaigh''; died 1638) was an Irish aristocrat. He was the son of Dermot O'Dempsey of Queen's County, part of the Dempsey sept. The family were confirmed in their lands as part of the surrender and regrant policy. Terence O'Dempsey served as sheriff of Queen's County, and was knighted by Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex in 1599. In 1631 he was made a Viscount and Baron in the English peerage by King Charles 1st. (Viscount Clanmaliere and Baron Philipstown) He was married three times. His first wife was Mary FitzGerald, daughter of Sir Maurice FitzGerald of Laccagh, of a junior branch of the family of the Earl of Kildare and his wife Margaret Butler. His second wife was Genet (or Jenet) Finglas, daughter of Patrick Finglas of Westphailstown, who had previously been married to John Bathe, Attorney General for Ireland, and the distinguished soldier Sir William Warren. His third wife was Margaret Whittie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O'Dempsey
Dempsey is a surname of Irish origin. Background Dempsey is an anglicised form of Ó Díomasaigh, 'descendant of Díomasach'; this personal name is the Irish adjective ''díomasach'' 'proud'. The family originated in the Kingdom of Uí Failghe. According to John Grenham: Another source states: Descent An Ó Diomasaigh genealogy records the following: ''Flann m. Máel Ruanaid m. Cellaich m. Máel Augra m. Conchobuir m. Áeda m. Tomaltajich m. Flaind m. Díumasaich m. Congaile m. Forannáin m. Congaile m. Máel h-Umai m. Cathail m. Bruidge m. Nath Í m. Rosa Failgi.'' The final person may be identical with Failge Berraide (fl. 507–514), a king of the Uí Failghe and of Laigin descent. A new bloodline has been recently traced to when the Dempseys came to America. When the family known as the Dempseys got off the boat, they were asked their legal names by American officials, who would put them in the American records, making them a citizen, it was misspelled Dimsey, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hon
''The Honourable'' (British English) or ''The Honorable'' (American English; see spelling differences) (abbreviation: ''Hon.'', ''Hon'ble'', or variations) is an honorific style that is used as a prefix before the names or titles of certain people, usually with official governmental or diplomatic positions. Use by governments International diplomacy In international diplomatic relations, representatives of foreign states are often styled as ''The Honourable''. Deputy chiefs of mission, , consuls-general and consuls are always given the style. All heads of consular posts, whether they are honorary or career postholders, are accorded the style according to the State Department of the United States. However, the style ''Excellency'' instead of ''The Honourable'' is used for ambassadors and high commissioners. Africa The Congo In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the prefix 'Honourable' or 'Hon.' is used for members of both chambers of the Parliament of the Democratic Repu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dublin
Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 census of Ireland, 2016 census it had a population of 1,173,179, while the preliminary results of the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census recorded that County Dublin as a whole had a population of 1,450,701, and that the population of the Greater Dublin Area was over 2 million, or roughly 40% of the Republic of Ireland's total population. A settlement was established in the area by the Gaels during or before the 7th century, followed by the Vikings. As the Kings of Dublin, Kingdom of Dublin grew, it became Ireland's principal settlement by the 12th century Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland. The city expanded rapidly from the 17th century and was briefly the second largest in the British Empire and sixt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conn (Constantine) O'Neill
Conn may refer to: * Conn (name), a family name and a masculine given name ** Conn, mythological son of Ler (mythology), Ler from the Children of Lir legend ** Conn of the Hundred Battles, a figure from Irish mythology ** Jerome W. Conn, American endocrinologist * Connecticut, State in the northeastern United States ** Connecticut College, a liberal arts college in New London, Connecticut, USA * Conn, Mississippi, United States * Conn, Ontario, Canada * Conn (nautical), the duty of giving directions for movement from the deck of a ship to the helm * C.G. Conn, Inc., a manufacturer of musical instruments * CONN (functional connectivity toolbox), a cross-platform imaging software program {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keating (surname)
Keating (Irish spelling: ''Céitinn'') is an Irish and English family name. Surname variations Common variations on the Keating surname include Caton, Kaitting, Kating, Keatinge, Keaton, Keith, Keting, Keatting, McKeating, Keatings and O'Keating. A Spanish variation, Cienfuegos, also exists. Notable people * Ailsa Keating, French-British mathematician * AnaLouise Keating (born 1961), academic, professor of Multicultural Women's and Gender Studies * Caron Keating (1962−2004), British TV personality * Charles Keating (1923−2014), American lawyer, banker, best known for his involvement in the savings and loan scandal of the late 1980s, The Keating Five Scandal * Charles Keating (actor) (1941−2014), English actor and narrator of audiobooks * Chris Keating (musician) (born 1982), lead singer of American band Yeasayer * Dan Keating (1902−2007), longest surviving veteran of the Irish War of Independence * Dennis Keating (born 1940), Irish footballer * Derek Keating (born 1955 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
