Philip Og O'Reilly (–1703) was an MP for

Cavan Cavan ( ; ) is the county town of County Cavan in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The town lies in Ulster, near the border with County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. The town is bypassed by the main N3 road (Ireland), N3 road that links Dublin ( ...

in the

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of 1689.

Early life

His name in Gaelic was Pilib Óg O'Raghallaigh. He was probably called Pilib Óg (Young Philip) to distinguish him from Philip Reyley who represented

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as an MP in the same

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. His ancestry was Phillip Óg mac Aodh Buidhe mac Maol Mordha Ruadh mac Phillip Dubh mac Aodh Conallach O'Raghallaigh, of whom the latter two ancestors were both Lords of East Breifne and chiefs of the

O'Reilly O'Reilly () is a common Irish surname. The O'Reillys were historically the kings of East Bréifne in what is today County Cavan. The clan were part of the Connachta's Uí Briúin Bréifne kindred and were closely related to the Ó Ruairc ( ...

clan. Philip Og's mother was Jane Betagh, probably from Moynalty, Barony of

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, County Meath, who married his father some time before November 1641. In the Irish 1641 rebellion, Philip's father was a captain of the rebels and is referred to in the 1641 Depositions as "Captain Hugh McMulmore O'Rely of Killyvaghan, Shercock", so it is likely Philip was born in Killyvaghan, Shercock, County Cavan. Philip Og had a younger brother Aodh Óg O'Raghallaigh.

Career

Reyley was probably the ''Philip Reilly junior'' who was elected a member of

Corporation on 23 February 1688. In the

of 1689, Philip Og was elected to represent the Borough of Cavan along with

Hugh Reily Hugh Reily, also known as Hugh Reilly or Hugh O'Reilly (c.1630 – 1695) was M.P. for Cavan Borough in the Patriot Parliament of 1689 and a famous political author. His Irish name was Aodh O'Raghallaigh and his ancestors were the Lords of East ...

. After the defeat of King

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by King

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, Philip Og was outlawed by the new government. His name appears in the 1689 list of Cavan Jacobites outlawed for treason as "Philip Oge Reily, Reary, gent" (Reary is probably the townland of Raragh, Kinscourt, Co. Cavan). It is likely Philip fled the country to France along with most of the other outlaws.

Death

Philip Og O'Reilly died early in 1703 and is probably buried in France. He left at least two sons, Maol Mordha O'Reilly and Friar Sean O'Reilly. Poem XXIII in James Carney's 'Poems on the O'Reillys' was written to commemorate his death by the author Fr. Thomas O'Clery, parish priest of Killann, Barony of

Clankee Clankee () is a barony in County Cavan, Ireland. Baronies were mainly cadastral rather than administrative units. They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by the Local Government (Ir ...

, County Cavan.''Poems on the O'Reillys'', Ed. by James Carney (1950), Poem XXIII, pp. 111–113 & 223-224.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:OReilly, Philip Og Politicians from County Cavan Irish Jacobites Irish MPs 1689 1640s births 1703 deaths Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Cavan constituencies