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Mac Neela or Mac Conneely - Irish / Mheic Conghaile - con / hound or warrior / gal - valour. An Irian Conmaicne Mara Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in the Connemara in the west of Co. Galway in the Connacht Province. Kinsmen to O Kealy / O Queally, O Cloherty / Stone / Ui Clochartaigh, O Devany / Ui Dubhain, Mac Folan / Mac Fallon / Mac Foland / Mac Folane / Mheic Fualain. Especially see - Mac Conneely.

Mac Neela - Irish / Mheic Conghaola - Cu / hound or warrior / gaola - Gowla. A Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Fiachrach Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Galway in Southern Connacht. See also Mac Neely as it was used also to anglicize their name. Ancestors - *87.Fiachra the original 2nd King of Connacht (Ui Fiachrach),*86.Eochy "Mugmedon" the 124th King of Tara / Ireland.

Mac Neely or Mac Conneely - Irish / Mheic Conghaile. An Irian Conmaicne Mara Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Galway in Southern Connacht. Especially see - Mac Conneely.

Mac Neely. Used as a variant for Mac Neilly, which see, in Co. Antrim in the north - east of the Ulster Province.

O Neenan - Irish / Ua Naoidheanain - naoidhean / child. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in the west of Co. Clare in the north - west of Thomond / Tuaiscert Mhumhain / Northern Munster. Some also changed to O Noonan, which see.

Mac Neeson or Mac Neese or O Neason - Irish / Mheic Aonghusa. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Tyrone and nearby in Co. Monaghan in Central Southern Ulster. Known in the 17^th Century AD as O Neason.

O Neeylan. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory and were Chiefs in Co. Armagh in the south - east of the Ulster Province.

Mac Neice or Mac Neese - Irish / Mheic Naois. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in the Ulster Province. Akin to Mac Gennis, Mac Guinness and Neeson.

Mac Neight. Used for Mac Knight, which see, in the north - east of the Ulster Province.

Mac Neilage. Used as a variant for Mac Nelis, which see.

O Neilan or O Neylan, which see - Irish / Ua Niallain. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Clare in the north - west of Thomond / Tuaiscert Mhumhain / Northern Munster.

O Neill or O Neil or O Neile or O Neyle - Irish / Ua Niaill - Niall / passionate or champion. Kings, Princes and English Earls in Co. Tyrone in Central Ulster. Kings in Co. Antrim, Co. Armagh and Co. Down in the east of the Ulster Province. Princes in Co. Donegal in the north - west of Ulster. A Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "Northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain Sept / Family branch, who had their original territory in Co. Derry in the north - east Ulster Province and in the east of the adjacent Co. Donegal and then later in Co. Tyrone / Tir Eogan (The Land of 88.Eogan) They were originally Kings of Aileach in Northern Ulster descended from *88.Eogan (Cenel nEogain) who was the founder of Tir Eogan there. They were kinsmen to the O Hagans, O Kanes, O Loughlins etc and to the Cenel Conaill O Donnells and O Dohertys descended from *88.Eogan’s brother, 88.Conall “Gulban” the 1st King of Tyrconnell. They are descended more directly from *100.Niall “Glun Dubh”- of the Black Knee the 29th / 30th King of Aileach and 161st King of Ireland who was killed in 919 AD fighting the Vikings and their surname was first used by *102.Donnell Ua Niaill the 168th King of Ireland who was born in 943 AD and died in 980 AD. Towards Moville is St. Columba’s Stone 6’ square and the Inauguration stone of Tir Eogan / Tyrone. In the 14th Century AD the Tir Eogan Ui Niaill under Aodh “Buidhe” - of the Yellow Hair O Niall re - took further large areas in Co. Antrim and Co. Down, in the east of the Ulster Province back from the English, and that particular Sept then became known as the Clann Aodha Buidhe / Ua Niall Clandeboye whose seat was then at Eden Duff Carrig in the north - west of the town of Antrim. The other branch the O Neills of Co. Tyrone are directly descended from the O Nialls of the Fews whose original territory was in Co. Armagh in the east of the Ulster Province, and are descended through Aodh, the second son of Eogan O Niall, who was inaugurated as their Chief in 1432 AD. From 1548 - 1552 AD Murtough / Muirchertach O Niall was their Chief.

In 1559 AD Shane the Proud O Niall "(The O Niall)" who refused to speak English was a champion of Ireland against Elizabeth 1st's ethnic and religious oppression and spurned all English titles and he had his Castle near Loch Neagh south west of / Randalstown / Mainwater / Eden Duff Carrig in Co. Antrim, which was then held by the O Neills of Clandeboye. He was the son of Conn "Bacach" O Niall "(The O Niall)" who was the English nominated 1st Earl of Tyrone who was to be the last Irish Chieftain of the Sept who had his fortress south of the River Laggan at Newtownbreda in Co. Down on the Co. Antrim border. Shane O Niall was eventually beheaded In 1567 AD after Elizabeth 1st put an Attainder on him and a reward on his head and his cousin, Turlough “Luineach” O Niall was then put in with the assistance of the English to be their stooge as "(The O Niall)," but he too soon came under the suspicion of the English Deputy when he married Agnes Campbell the daughter of the Earl of Argyll (The Land of the Gael) in the Scottish Highlands.

In 1568 AD Black Hugh O Niall who was born at Dungannon in the Ulster Province was to become the 3rd English appointed Baron of Dungannon and later still the 2nd English appointed Earl of Tyrone. He along with many other minors from the main Irish Families were taken as children and reared by Elizabeth 1st as non - Catholics in England for an English purpose and subsequently served in the English Army in Ireland and was to be initially disturbed that the Irish people were not following the English ways. He was to hold onto their Ui Niaill territories in the Ulster Province for 40 years after Shane O Niall’s murder, with his Ui Conaill kinsman, Aedh “Ruadh” / Red Hugh O Donnell the Earl of Tyrconnell, who was also of the "Northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill Tuath, by negotiation and eventually War. This was once again brought about by Elizabeth 1st''s continuing ethnic and religious oppression, which was to create 6 Rebellions in Ireland during her reign. Later James 1^st the French Stuart English King, had all of the "Northern" Ui Niaill Irish Chiefs “Attainted” (Off with their Heads) and they were then either forced into exile or killed and 3,500,000 acres of their Ui Niaill territories were Confiscated and non - Catholic English and Lowland Scotch were Planted there. The "Northern" Ui Niaill Septs who were by then, also leaderless, were then driven up above the 600’ level to starve to death. Due to the lack of tenants to work their newly acquired vast Estates and although it was against English Law many of the Irish Families were able to return to the vicinity of their ancient territory to then work their land for the English appointed Undertakers and Land Lords as tenants. Ancestors - *102.Donnell / Domhnaill O Niall the 34/37th King of Aileach and 168th King of Tara / Ireland, *101.Murtough / Muirchertach the 33rd King of Aileach, *100.Niall "Glun Dubh" the 29th / 30th King of Aileach and 165th King of Tara / Ireland (O Neills of Ulster), *99.Aed "Findliath" the 25th King of Aileach and 163rd King of Tara / Ireland, *96.Niall "Frossach" the 19th King of Aileach and 157th King of Tara / Ireland, *95.Fergal the 17th King of Aileach and 151st King of Tara / Ireland, *94.Mael "Duin" the 14th King of Aileach, *93.Mael "Fithrich" the 10th King of Aileach, *92.Aed "Uaridnach" the 8th King of Aileach and 140th King of Tara / Ireland, *91.Donnell / Domhnall "Ilchelgach" the 4th King of Aileach and 134th King of Tara / Ireland, *90.Murtough / Muirchertach mac Ercae the 3rd King of Aileach and 131st King of Tara / Ireland, *89.Murray / Muiredach the 2nd King of Aileach, *88.Eogan the 1st King of Aileach (Cenel nEogain), 87.Niall of the Nine Hostages the 126th King of Tara / Ireland (Ui Niaill).

O Neill or O Neil or O Nihill or O Nihil or O Newell - Irish / Ua Niaill. A Heberian Dal gCais Ui Bloid Sept / Family branch who are descended initially from *92.Blood / Blod the eldest son of *91.Cas the King of Thomond / Tuaiscert Mhumhain / Northern Munster. They were descended more directly from *96.Aodh “Caomh” who had two sons, the eldest 97.Cathal, and the younger, *97.Connelly / Congalach who is the ancestor of the O Neills / O Nihills of Co. Clare and the Owens / O Noonans / Ui nEogans of Thomond and Southern Connacht. They were Chiefs of the Clan Dalvy and Tradree in the Barony of Inchiquin in Co. Clare in the north - west of the Munster Province. In the 12th Century AD a Sept of the Family went to Co. Limerick to assist in expelling the Viking Danes and gained several victories there wearing green boughs / branches in their helmets and on their horse’s heads. They then received the nickname “Ramifer” and later also anglicized this name to Creagh, which see, from the Irish word craobhach / branch. (Descendants of the Mac Gilla Craobhach Sept still exists in Co. Clare, Co. Cork and Co. Tipperary. The Ui Bloid Sept was to also produce 105.Brian "Boru" - of the Tributes the King of Thomond, the 41st King of Munster and 170th High King of Ireland, who defeated the Vikings at Clontarf near Dublin in 1014 AD, who is the direct ancestor of the Ui mBriain O Brians / O Briens. Sept. Ancestors - *102.Niall,- 101.Ionnrachtach, 100.Toole / Tuathal, *99.Flann, *98.Iorchlosach, *97.Connelly / Congalach, *96.Aodh "Caomh" the King of Munster, *95.Conall, *94.Eochy / Eochaidh "Baill Dearg," *93.Cairthenn "Fionn Oge Mor," *92.Blood / Blod (Ui Bloid), *91.Cas (Dal gCais) the King of Thomond, *85.Cormac "Cass" the 2nd King of Munster..

O Neill - Irish / Ua Niaill. A Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Decies Sept / Family branch, who had their territory originally in Co. Waterford in the south - east of the Munster Province and nearby in Co. Carlow in Southern Leinster. Ancestors - *89.Felim / Feidlimid the 108th King of Tara / Ireland (Ui Felim), *88.Toole / Tuathal the 106th King of Tara / Ireland, *60.Coffey / Cobhthach the 69th King of Tara / Erinn (Ui Cobhthaigh).

Mac Neill - Irish / Mheic Niall. A Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Fiachrach Sept / Family branch, who had their territory at Carra in Co. Mayo in the mid - west of the Connacht Province. Ancestors - *87.Fiachra the original 2nd King of Connacht (Ui Fiachrach), *86.Eochy "Mugmedon" the 124th King of Tara / Ireland.

Mac Neill. Highland Scottish Western Isles. Gaelic Irish / Mheic Niaill. A Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "Northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain Sept / Family branch, who returned to Ireland as galloglass / mercenaries who have been in Co. Antrim and nearby in Co. Derry in the north - east of the Ulster Province since the early 14th Century AD. They were originally descended also from *100.Niall "Glun Dubh" - of the Black Knee the 165th King of Tara / Ireland (O Neills of Ulster). A branch also settled in Co. Mayo in the mid - west of the Connacht Province. For a derivation see also Nielson. Ancestors - *104.Flaherty / Flaithbertach Ua Niaill, *103.Murtough / Muirchertach, *102.Donnell / Domhnaill O Niall the 34/37th King of Aileach and 168th King of Tara / Ireland, *101.Murtough / Muirchertach the 33rd King of Aileach, *100.Niall "Glun Dubh" the 29th / 30th King of Aileach and 165th King of Tara / Ireland (O Neills of Ulster), *99.Aed "Findliath" the 25th King of Aileach and 163rd King of Tara / Ireland, *96.Niall "Frossach" the 19th King of Aileach and 157th King of Tara / Ireland, *95.Fergal the 17th King of Aileach and 151st King of Tara / Ireland, *94.Mael "Duin" the 14th King of Aileach, *93.Mael "Fithrich" the 10th King of Aileach,\*92.Aed "Uaridnach" the 8th King of Aileach and 140th King of Tara / Ireland, *91.Donnell / Domhnall "Ilchelgach" the 4th King of Aileach and 134th King of Tara / Ireland, *90.Murtough / Muirchertach mac Ercae the 3rd King of Aileach and 131st King of Tara / Ireland, *89.Murray / Muiredach the 2nd King of Aileach, *88.Eogan the 1st King of Aileach (Cenel nEogain), 87.Niall of the Nine Hostages the 126th King of Tara / Ireland. (Ui Niaill) See also - Mac Greal.

Mac Neilly or Mac Neely or Mac Anihilly - Irish / Mheic an Fhilidh - fileadh / poet. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Antrim in the north - east of the Ulster Province. See also - Mac Nellagh and Mac Neely.

+On to Neilson - O Neylan

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