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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 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 one of the most prominent family of the N ...
, and the ancestor of the current Chief of this
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Lineage.


Life

In the beginning of the 18th century he was dispossessed of all his assets through the
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applied to the
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, which led him to emigrate to
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. He was a
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who took part in many
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s until, integrated in the Irish Brigade, he fought aside with the French against the
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, the
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and the Dutch (during the
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), in the celebrated
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(settlement located in the former
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of
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, in
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, present-day
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), 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'Neill, born in
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. His second marriage to
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Joan O'Dempsey (died 17 April 1722), daughter of the Viscount Clanmalier, resulted in three sons: Brian O'Neill, Thomas O'Neill (died before 1756), and a third whose name is not documented.


See also

*
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 ...
*
Irish kings This page serves as an index of lists of kings of the Gaelic kingdoms of Ireland of the Early Medieval period The Early Middle Ages (or early medieval period), sometimes controversially referred to as the Dark Ages, is typically regarded b ...
*
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 kingdo ...
*
O'Neill (surname) O'Neill is an Irish surname derived from the Gaelic ''Ó Néill'' meaning "descendant of Niall". The Uí Néill dynasty were the foremost dynasty of Ulster, and all Ireland, from the 5th century throughout the medieval period, until the Flight ...
*
Uí Néill The Uí Néill (; meaning "descendants of Niall") are Irish dynasties that claim descent from Niall Noígíallach (Niall of the Nine Hostages), a historical King of Tara who is believed to have died around c. 405. They are generally divided ...
, the Irish Dynasty * Ó Neill Dynasty Today * O'Neill of Clannaboy


References


External links


Phelim (Felix) O'Neill's Genealogy in a Portuguese Genealogical site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:ONeill, Felix 1670 births 1709 deaths 17th-century Irish people 18th-century Irish people Irish lords Connachta O'Neill dynasty