Art Oge O'Neill (
Irish: ''Art Óg Ó Néill'') was a member of the
O'Neill Dynasty
The O'Neill dynasty (Irish: ''Ó Néill'') are a lineage of Irish Gaelic origin, that held prominent positions and titles in Ireland and elsewhere. As kings of Cenél nEógain, they were historically the most prominent family of the Northern ...
of
Tír Eoghain,
Ulster, in
medieval Ireland during the early
Tudor era. In 1513 he became head of the O'Neills, holding the position until 1519 when he was succeeded by his half-brother.
Art Oge was the son of
Conn Mor O'Neill
Conn may refer to:
* Conn (name), a family name and a masculine given name
** Conn, mythological son of Ler from the Children of Lir legend
** Conn of the Hundred Battles, a figure from Irish mythology
** Jerome W. Conn, American endocrinologist ...
and his first wife who was from the
O'Cahan family. Conn More was the ruler of
Tír Eoghain, an area considerably larger than the modern
County Tyrone,
Northern Ireland. Art Oge's election in 1513 relied on the support of the powerful Anglo-Irish lord
Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare, whose sister had become his father's second wife. The crucial backing from Kildare was a sign of the growing influence of the Crown in Gaelic Irish society.
[Ellis p.103] Art Oge's successor, his brother
Conn, later made this position a more formal one when he took the title of
Earl of Tyrone as part of the
surrender and regrant policy.
References
Bibliography
* Ellis, Steven G. ''Ireland in the Age of the Tudors, 1447-1603''. Longman, 1998.
* Casway, Jerrold. ''Owen Roe O'Neill and the Struggle for Catholic Ireland''. University of Pennsylvania Press, 1984.
16th-century Irish people
15th-century Irish people
Year of birth unknown
Year of death unknown
People from County Tyrone
O'Neill dynasty
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