Niall Mór O'Neill (

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: ''Niall Mór Ó Néill'') was a lord of Clandeboye in

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. He succeeded his father, Conn O'Neill, to the lordship after his death in 1482. He reigned until his own death in 1512, after which he was succeeded by his son Hugh O'Neill. O'Neill's nickname ''Mór'' meant "great". O'Neill's chief residence was at

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on the shore's of Lough Neagh in modern-day

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. In his obituary in the Annals of the Four Masters it is stated that he did not pay homage to the O'Neill's of Tyrone, the O'Donnell's or the English.

Family

O'Neill was married to Inion Dubh, a daughter of

Hugh Roe O'Donnell Hugh Roe O'Donnell ( Irish: ''Aodh Ruadh Ó Domhnaill''), also known as Red Hugh O'Donnell (30 October 1572 – 10 September 1602), was a sixteenth-century leader of the Gaelic nobility of Ireland. He became Chief of the Name of Clan O'Donne ...

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. Five of his sons would become lord of Clandeboye: * Hugh Duff, king of Clandeboye from 1512 to 1524. * Brian Ballagh, king from 1524 to 1529. * Phelim Bacagh, king from 1529 to 1533. Ancestor of the lords of Lower Clandeboye and the Lords O'Neill of

Shane's Castle Shane's Castle is a ruined castle near Randalstown in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, having been destroyed by fire in 1816. The castle is on the north-east shores of Lough Neagh. Built in 1345 by a member of the Clandeboy O'Neill dynasty, it was ...

. * Niall Oge, king from 1533 to 1537. *

Murtagh Dulenach O'Neill Murtagh Dulenagh O'Neill (Irish: ''Muirchertach Duileanach Ó Néill'') was a lord of Clandeboye in medieval Ireland. A son of Niall Mór O'Neill, he succeeded his brother, Niall Oge O'Neill, to the lordship of Clandeboye after his death in 1537 ...

, king from 1537 to 1556. Last lord of a united Clandeboye.

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Clandeboye 15th-century Irish people 16th-century Irish people O'Neill dynasty 1512 deaths {{Ireland-noble-stub