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Conn O'Neill (died 1601)
Conn O'Neill (; –1601), known as Conn Mac An Iarla ("son of the Earl"), was a Gaelic Irish soldier of noble ancestry. The eldest son of Irish lord Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, he fought for his father in the Nine Years' War. He was considered illegitimate by English society because his parents' marriage was annulled, thus he has been called Tyrone's "base son" or "bastard". Family background Conn was the oldest son of Gaelic Irish lord Hugh O'Neill (Earl of Tyrone, 1585–1614), and his first wife, who was a daughter of Brian McPhelim O'Neill of Clandeboye. Conn's mother was possibly named Katherine or Feodora. He had at least one full-sister, who married Sir Ross McMahon around 1579. Tyrone also had another daughter, possibly a full-sibling of Conn, named Rose. When his grandfather Brian was incriminated in a violent conflict with English colonists, his father Tyrone withdrew any association with Brian by annulling the marriage on grounds of consanguinity. The case was ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conn O'Neill (prisoner)
Conn Ruadh O'Neill (; 1602 – in/after 1622), also known as Conn na Creige. "...Conn, styled Conn Ruadh and Conn na Creige..." ("Conn of the rock"), was an Irish noble of the seventeenth century. He was a son of Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone. Conn was left behind during the Flight of the Earls. English authorities planned to re-educate Conn as a Protestant by paying for him to attend Eton College. Eventually Conn was imprisoned in the Tower of London, where he likely died. Family background Conn Ruadh O'Neill was the son of Irish lord Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, leader of the Irish confederacy during the Nine Years' War (1594–1603).The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica (12 April 2024)"Hugh O'Neill, 2nd earl of Tyrone" ''Encyclopedia Britannica''. Archived frothe originalon 12 July 2024. The O'Neill dynasty were the most powerful Gaelic family in Ulster. Conn's mother was Tyrone's fourth wife Catherine O'Neill, Countess of Tyrone, of the Magennis family of Iveagh. Conn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Monaghan
County Monaghan ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Ulster and is part of Border Region, Border strategic planning area of the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town of Monaghan. Monaghan County Council is the Local government in the Republic of Ireland, local authority for the county. The population of the county was 65,288, according to the 2022 census. The county has existed since 1585 when the Mac Mathghamhna rulers of Airgíalla agreed to join the Kingdom of Ireland. Following the 20th-century Irish War of Independence and the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, Monaghan was one of three Ulster counties to join the Irish Free State rather than Northern Ireland. Geography and subdivisions County Monaghan is the fifth-smallest of the Republic's 26 counties by area, and the fourth smallest by population. It is the smallest of Ulster's nine counties in terms of population. Baronies * Cremorne (ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Continental Europe
Continental Europe or mainland Europe is the contiguous mainland of Europe, excluding its surrounding islands. It can also be referred to ambiguously as the European continent, – which can conversely mean the whole of Europe – and, by some, simply as the Continent. When Eurasia is regarded as a single continent, Europe is treated both as a continent and Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent. Usage The continental territory of the historical Carolingian Empire was one of the many old cultural concepts used for mainland Europe. This was consciously invoked in the 1950s as one of the basis for the prospective European integration (see also multi-speed Europe) The most common definition of mainland Europe excludes these Island#Continental islands, continental islands: the list of islands of Greece, Greek islands, Cyprus, Malta, Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, the Balearic Islands, Great Britain and Ireland and surrounding islands, Novaya Zemlya and the Nordic archipelago, as well ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flight Of The Earls
On 14 September [Old Style and New Style dates, O.S. 4 September] 1607, Irish earls Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, and Rory O'Donnell, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell, permanently departed Rathmullan in Ireland for mainland Europe, accompanied by their families, household staff, followers and fellow nobility, numbering about ninety people. The earls were patriarchs of the two most powerful Irish clans, clans in Ulster (the O'Neill dynasty, O'Neill and O'Donnell dynasty, O'Donnell clans), and their permanent exile is seen to symbolise the end of Gaelic Ireland, Gaelic Irish society. This event is now known as the Flight of the Earls (). Both earls fought against The Crown, the English Crown in the Nine Years' War (Ireland), Nine Years' War, which ended with their surrender in 1603. Although the earls managed to retain their lands and titles, hostility towards them from English politicians gradually increased over time. The implementation of English law in Ireland led to a major land rights ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infantry
Infantry, or infantryman are a type of soldier who specialize in ground combat, typically fighting dismounted. Historically the term was used to describe foot soldiers, i.e. those who march and fight on foot. In modern usage, the term broadly encompasses a wide variety of subspecialties, including light infantry, irregular infantry, heavy infantry, mountain infantry, motorized infantry, mechanized infantry, Airborne forces, airborne infantry, Air assault, air assault infantry, and Marines, naval infantry. Other subtypes of infantry, such as line infantry and mounted infantry, were once commonplace but fell out of favor in the 1800s with the invention of more accurate and powerful weapons. Etymology and terminology In English, use of the term ''infantry'' began about the 1570s, describing soldiers who march and fight on foot. The word derives from Middle French , from older Italian (also Spanish) ''infanteria'' (foot soldiers too inexperienced for cavalry), from Latin '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilmallock
Kilmallock () is a town in south County Limerick, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, near the border with County Cork, 30 km south of Limerick city. There is a Dominican Priory in the town and King John's Castle (Kilmallock), King's Castle (or King John's Castle). The remains of medieval walls which encircled the settlement are still visible. History Foundation and development Saint Mocheallóg (literally 'Mo - Ceallach - Og' meaning 'my young Ceallach') built a church in the area in the early 7th century, and the town's name derives from the Irish ''Cill Mocheallóg'' meaning "the church of Mocheallóg". This saint also established a hermitage or a small community of monks on Inishvickillane, Inisvickillane, one of the Blasket Islands off the coast of County Kerry. In St. Kieran's College, Kilkenny, an ancient statue of Mocheallóg was venerated, depicting him as a bearded man with a monk’s cowl. The town was of considerable importance in the late medieval period, ranking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
