Viscount O'Neill, of Shane's Castle in the County of Antrim, was a title in the

Peerage of Ireland The peerage of Ireland consists of those Peerage, titles of nobility created by the English monarchs in their capacity as Lordship of Ireland, Lord or Monarchy of Ireland, King of Ireland, or later by monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great B ...

. It was created in 1795 for John O'Neill, 1st Baron O'Neill, who had earlier represented Randalstown and

County Antrim County Antrim (named after the town of Antrim, County Antrim, Antrim, ) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, located within the historic Provinces of Ireland, province of Ulster. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the c ...

in the

Irish House of Commons The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from 1297 until the end of 1800. The upper house was the Irish House of Lords, House of Lords. The membership of the House of Commons was directly elected, ...

. He had already been created Baron O'Neill, of Shane's Castle in the County of Antrim, in 1793, also in the Peerage of Ireland. He died in 1798 and was succeeded by his son, the second Viscount. In 1800 he was created Viscount Raymond and Earl O'Neill in the Peerage of Ireland. The same year he was elected as one of the original 28 Irish representative peer. The viscountcy of Raymond and earldom became extinct on his death in 1841. The barony and viscountcy of O'Neill were passed on to his only brother, the third Viscount. These titles became extinct on the latter's death in 1855. The late Viscount's estates were inherited by his cousin, the Reverend William Chichester, who assumed the surname of O'Neill in lieu of Chichester the same year. In 1868, the O'Neill title was revived when he was created Baron O'Neill. This title is still extant. The family seat was

Shane's Castle Shane's Castle is a ruined castle near Antrim, County Antrim, Antrim in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, which was mostly destroyed in 1816 by fire. The castle is situated on the north-east shores of Lough Neagh, 2.7 miles from Randalstown. Built ...

Baron O'Neill (1793)

* John O'Neill, 1st Baron O'Neill (1740–1798) (created Viscount O'Neill in 1795)

Viscount O'Neill (1795)

* John O'Neill, 1st Viscount O'Neill (1740–1798) * Charles Henry St John O'Neill, 2nd Viscount O'Neill (1779–1841) (created Earl O'Neill in 1800)

Earl O'Neill (1800)

* Charles Henry St John O'Neill, 1st Earl O'Neill (1779–1841)

Viscount O'Neill (1795; reverted)

* John Bruce Richard O'Neill, 3rd Viscount O'Neill (1780–1855)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:O'Neill Extinct viscountcies in the Peerage of Ireland Noble titles created in 1795