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	O'Neill, Shane on Encyclopedia.com
		Shane's Castle to host O'Neill clan summer event.(News)
		In 1562, after the murder of Brian, Shane reached a compromise with Queen Elizabeth I in London and was acknowledged as chieftain of Tyrone.
		Shane's agents murdered Matthew in 1558, but when Con died in 1559, the English recognized Matthew's eldest son, Brian, as his successor.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/O/ON1eill-S1.asp (369 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Ireland
		Like her father Henry, the young queen was a cruel and capricious tyrant, and in her war with Shane O'Neill, the ablest of the Irish chiefs, she did not scruple to employ assassins.
		Far more formidable than the rebellion of Desmond, or even than that of Shane O'Neill, was the rebellion of Hugh O'Neill, Early of Tyrone.
		She was neither a sincere Protestant nor a willing persecutor of the Catholics; and though she re-enacted the Act of Supremacy and passed the Act of Uniformity, making Protestantism the state creed, she refused to have these acts rigorously enforced.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/08098b.htm (369 words)

	2002Reports.html
		Maria had missed her category the precious day for the same reason as Shane O' Neill, but made up for it in Eitorf as she coolly and clinically defeated every opponent to take first place in the -40 Kg section.
		Special mention must go to Shane O' Neill (aged 13), who because of the language barrier missed the call for his division and entered the -65 Kg section instead of his own -50 Kg section.
		Other German Open Results: Padraic Ridge (3rd place sparring -50 Kg), Evan Gibbons (3rd place sparring -45 Kg), Jennifer O' Neill (3rd place sparring -65 Kg)
	www.connacht-taekwondo.com /2002Reports.html (369 words)

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		The eldest son of Con O'Neill, 1st earl of Tyrone, he carried on a bitter feud with his father after Con accepted Henry VIII's nomination of Con's illegitimate son, Matthew, as baron of Dungannon and heir to the O'Neill title.
		He returned (1568) to Ulster following the death of his cousin Shane O...
		Hugh succeeded his murdered older brother, Brian, as Baron Dungannon in 1562 and was sent to England for safety.
	www.encyclopedia.com /searchpool.asp?target=Shane+Kinsman (369 words)

	Sport - 16 April 1998
		It is understood some 26 full time contracts have been offered to this season's Connacht squad, with the exception of four players - former captain Rory Rodgers, who is currently not playing rugby, Blackrock's Mick O'Neill, Billy Mulcahy, and Shane McEntee.
		Both O'Neill and Mulcahy are in the twilight of their careers, while McEntee is currently injured.
		However there is a possibility that he will be added to the list if he returns to fitness.
	www.galwayadvertiser.ie /sport/160498/page4.htm (369 words)

	The Kingdom - 2001/10/25: GAA: More the merrier
		James O Sullivan and Shane O Neill played well all through, especially in the first third of the game when Currow were at there best.
		Kerry minor, Shane O Neill came up from the centre back position to fire the penalty confidently past Adrian Scanlon to give Rathmore a 2-6 to 0-4 interval lead.
		Currow, needed a good start on the resumption, but Rathmore it was who turned the screw with good points from Shane Fitzgerald and Michael O Riordan to one in reply from Liam Walshe.
	archives.tcm.ie /thekingdom/2001/10/25/story6591.asp (820 words)

	Cushendun village - The Glens of Antrim
		Shane O'Neill was killed in 1567 during a meeting with the MacDonnells at Crosscrene - an old church site in the townland of Ballyteerin, a kilometre or so away from Castle Carra.
		His remains are said to have been hurriedly buried in a nearby graveyard and his head sent to be public ally displayed in Dublin - a cairn to Shane O'Neill was erected on the high ground overlooking Cushendun in 1908.
		The road from here is known as the Torr Scenic Road and winds steeply up past the cairn and on to Tornamoney Bridge where you will find Altagore Cashel - the landscape and layout of the walls and fields in the area are intriguing and of particular archaeological interest.
	www.northantrim.com /aboutcushendun.htm (236 words)

	O'Neill and O'Donnell
		Shane was the younger son of Conn O’Neill, who had submitted to the English in 1541, accepting the title of Earl of Tyrone.
		On Conn’s death the title, according to English law, passed to his eldest son Matthew, but this was contested by Shane who had the support of the majority of the Ulster Irish and who was then elected by them as their leader with the traditional Irish title of “The” O’Neill.
		Hugh O’Neill, son of Matthew and Baron of Dungannon, was taken to England as a youth and brought up at the English Court where he was trained in the English fashion, both in language, politics and in the art of warfare.
	www.hoganstand.com /general/identity/stories/oneill.htm (1513 words)

	Shane O'Neill - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Shane O'Neill
		Turlough had been elected tanist when his cousin Shane was inaugurated as The O'Neill, and he schemed to supplant him in the higher dignity during Shane's absence in London.
		Sussex, indignant at Shane's request for his sister's hand in marriage, and his demand for the withdrawal of the English garrison from Armagh, received no support from the Queen, who sent the earl of Kildare to arrange terms with O'Neill.
		O'Neill, however, refused to put himself in the power of Sussex without a guarantee for his safety; and his claims in other respects were so exacting, that Elizabeth consented to measures being taken to subdue him and to restore Brian.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Shane-ONeill.html (854 words)

	American League Baseball - Yankees vs. Angels
		The Yankees received home runs from Paul O'Neill and Shane Spencer and a strong pitching performance from Orlando Hernandez in a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Angels -- their first Opening Day triumph on the West Coast.
		It was O'Neill's second career Opening Day homer, and his first as a Yankee.
		Derek Jeter reached first base on a deep infield single to short before O'Neill, who made his 13th straight Opening Day start, belted a homer 430 feet to centerfield.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/scores100/100094/100094311.htm (1424 words)

	Shane O'Neill - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Shane O'Neill
		Turlough had been elected tanist when his cousin Shane was inaugurated as The O'Neill, and he schemed to supplant him in the higher dignity during Shane's absence in London.
		Sussex, indignant at Shane's request for his sister's hand in marriage, and his demand for the withdrawal of the English garrison from Armagh, received no support from the Queen, who sent the earl of Kildare to arrange terms with O'Neill.
		O'Neill, however, refused to put himself in the power of Sussex without a guarantee for his safety; and his claims in other respects were so exacting, that Elizabeth consented to measures being taken to subdue him and to restore Brian.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Shane-ONeill.html (854 words)

	:::: Clan Cleary - O Neill Pedigree ::::
		He was knighted at Dublin by Richard II, King of England in 1394 and was ancestor of the later Kings of Ulster including Shane an Diomais (‘The Proud’), also called ‘The Great O’Neill, who famously visited Queen Elizabeth I of England with a huge retinue of warriors.
		Also of this branch were the Viscounts O ’Neill of Edenduffcarrick and Shane's Caslte, who were allowed to keep about 120,000 acres of their vast estates by the crown and were raised to the peerage in 1793.
		The Earls of Tyrone too were descended from this Sir Niall, including probably the most famous O Neill of all, Hugh O Neill, 3rd Earl of Tyrone, who with the Earl of Tyrconnell and 100 followers fled Ireland in what became known as The Flight of the Earls (buy the book here).
	www.clancleary.com /html/oneill.htm (854 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Ireland
		Like her father Henry, the young queen was a cruel and capricious tyrant, and in her war with Shane O'Neill, the ablest of the Irish chiefs, she did not scruple to employ assassins.
		She was neither a sincere Protestant nor a willing persecutor of the Catholics; and though she re-enacted the Act of Supremacy and passed the Act of Uniformity, making Protestantism the state creed, she refused to have these acts rigorously enforced.
		Discord enfeebled the capacity of the Irish chiefs for resistance; nor were kernes and gallowglasses equal to mail-clad knights, nor the battle-axe to the Norman lance, and in a short time large tracts had passed from native to foreign hands.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/08098b.htm (18270 words)

	South Kerry Under 14 A Final Renard v St. Mary's
		Shane was on the score sheet again a minute later when he kicked over a long range free to give the Mary's a 3 point advantage.
		Mary's were then thrown a life line with 4 minutes to go when Shane Horgan buried the ball past a packed net from a 13 yard free.
		Shane Horgan once again knocked over a free to maintain the Mary's advantage.
	homepage.eircom.net /~themarys/u-14svrenard.htm (643 words)

	Neighbours: The Perfect Blend News: April 2004
		Shane was controversially sacked from the show last October, so the character will simply disappear to his brother's farm until a proper resolution for him can be written.
		Shane Connor (Joe Scully) is suing Grundy Television for over $200,000 for unfairly sacking him.
		Tomorrow's episode in the UK will see the return of two characters to Ramsay Street, as part of a storyline that is set to turn Connor O'Neill's (Patrick Harvey) life upside-down.
	www.perfectblend.net /news/04-04.htm (643 words)

	Shane Black - TV.com
		Their first target is Caldecott Rush (Shane Black),...
		His associates are Cat (Begona Plaza) and Moon (Dick O'Neill) and in the premiere they add to their ranks Gibs (Clayton Prince), a special effects wizard.
		Tell the world what you think of Shane Black.
	www.tv.com /ShaneBlack/person/233981/summary.html (643 words)

	Shane O'Neill: biography and encyclopedia article
		[follow hyperlink for more...]) when his cousin Shane was inaugurated as The O'Neill, and he schemed to supplant him in the higher dignity during Shane's absence in London.
		O'Neill ravaged the Pale (Pale: A wooden strip forming part of a fence), failed in an attempt on Dundalk (Dundalk: dundalk (irish: dún dealgan) is a town in county louth in the republic of ireland,...
		O'Neill, however, refused to put himself in the power of Sussex without a guarantee for his safety; and his claims in other respects were so exacting, that Elizabeth consented to measures being taken to subdue him and to restore Brian.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/shane_oneill1 (1139 words)

	SHANE ONEILL (I547-I567)
		In the following year the earl his father died, and Shane was elected " The O'Neill " in open defiance of English law.
		O'Neill's rebellion cost the government 147,407 pounds, besides the cesses laid on the country and the damages sustained by the subjects.
		From the earliest time the two leading families of Ulster were the O'Neills of Tyrone and the O'Don- nells of Tirconnell, who were rivals and very often at war.
	www.travelinireland.com /History_Tourism_Guide-SHANE_ONEILL_(I547_I567)-1-40.html (1095 words)

	Dr Crokes Under 14
		Then with seven minutes to go before half time great work by T.J. Cronin and Shane O’Neill and Chris Brady ended with Brady finishing to the net to put Crokes four points ahead.
		However they could not find their way to get further goals which they badly needed past the Crokes full back line in which Shane O’Riordan was outstanding and was well assisted by Kieran Ward and Eoin Clifton while David Neeson was always assured in goal.
		In the second half Legion tried hard to narrow the gap but each time they scored Crokes were able to come down the field and reply with scores of their own and two great late points by the impressive Daithi Casey gave Crokes a deserved win.
	www.drcrokes.com /u14.htm (1698 words)

	MacRory Cup Final 2004
		A good move involving Shane O'Hagan and Paul Forker saw Derrytresk's Cathal O'Neill point before Forker turned executioner to leave his side four clear at the midway stage, 0-6 to 0-2.
		Padraig Atkinson for Shane Smyth, Shane Coyle for James McQuaid, Neil McAdam for Gary Trappe, Brendan McKenna for Dwayne Rooney.
		Paul Forker and Shane O'Hagan had early wides before Edendork's Karl McGuckin broke the deadlock in the eighth minute with a tidy finish.
	www.teamtalkmag.com /2004/schools/macrory-cup-04/academy-monaghan.htm (1698 words)

	:::: Clan Cleary - O Neill Pedigree ::::
		Also of this branch were the Viscounts O ’Neill of Edenduffcarrick and Shane's Caslte, who were allowed to keep about 120,000 acres of their vast estates by the crown and were raised to the peerage in 1793.
		The third and present Lord O Neill's brother, Terence O Neill was Prime Minister of Northern Ireland from 1963–69, and given a life-peerage as Lord O Neill of the Maine.
		2f Sir Niall Og O Neill, King of Ulster 1394–1403, also styled O Neill Mor (‘The Great O’Neill’), a sobriquet used by the heads of this branch to distinguish them from their rivals of the senior or Clannaboy branch, whose Chief was styled Ua Neill Buidhe.
	www.clancleary.com /html/oneill.htm (1890 words)

	The Memoirs of Arthur O'Neill
		In consequence of which there is a family pride amongst the O'Neills both rich and poor of the County Tyrone, conceiving themselves descended from Hugh, Con and John O'Neill of the Tyrone family, who were in no manner allied to the O'Neills of Shane's Castle [County Antrim].
		I, Arthur O'Neill, went to Derry, where I met Charley, and when I asked him how he was, Charley replied that I might blow a goose quill through his cheek (meaning he was so poor and thin) ; and this time he had the wife and one or two children to support.
		He was titled by O'Neill Oireachtaidhe Ó Catháin [Chief Ó Catháin] before he inherited his estate, which was Coleraine, Garvagh, Newtown-Limavaddy, Kilreagh, and several others.
	pybertra.club.fr /ceol/oneill.htm (14563 words)

	O'Neill coat of arms
		This Phelim Baccagh, fourth son of Niall Mór, was the ancestor of the Lords O'Neill, of Shane's Castle, to whose branch of the family the estates of Edendubhcarrig devolved under British influence.
		From this Monarch the sirname O'Neill or "Clan-na-Neil," Neilson, Nelson and Nilson are derived.
		Owen: son of Neil Oge; was, in 1432, on the death of Donal Bocc, inaugurated The O'Neill; married Catherine (died 1427), daughter of Ardgal MacMahon.
	www.araltas.com /features/oneill/index.html (12942 words)

	IGN: IGN FilmForce Exclusive: Shane West Joins Extraordinary Gentlemen
		May 3, 2002- According to our trusty source close to the production, Shane West (A Walk to Remember, TV's Once and Again) has been cast as "Tom Sawyer" in Fox's big-screen adaptation of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
		Fans of the original Alan Moore/Kevin O'Neill miniseries will recall that Tom Sawyer did not appear in the comic books.
		The rumor mill recently linked West with the role of John Connor in Terminator 3 but the part went to Nick Stahl instead.
	filmforce.ign.com /articles/358/358472p1.html (384 words)

	ESPN.com - Where was Shane Spencer?
		So if he's going to play he should be the DH, with O'Neill held in reserve for pinch-hitting duties, since he apparently can't run well enough to play right field.
		From 1998 through 2000, Spencer slugged.616 against lefties in 203 at-bats.
		DH Knoblauch SS Jeter CF Williams LF Spencer C Posada 3B Brosius 1B Martinez RF Justice 2B Soriano
	sports.espn.go.com /espn/print?id=1262402&type=columnist (574 words)

	The Memoirs of Arthur O'Neill
		In consequence of which there is a family pride amongst the O'Neills both rich and poor of the County Tyrone, conceiving themselves descended from Hugh, Con and John O'Neill of the Tyrone family, who were in no manner allied to the O'Neills of Shane's Castle [County Antrim].
		I, Arthur O'Neill, went to Derry, where I met Charley, and when I asked him how he was, Charley replied that I might blow a goose quill through his cheek (meaning he was so poor and thin) ; and this time he had the wife and one or two children to support.
		Barnewall's, Lord Ludlow's of Ardsallagh near Navan, James O'Neill's of Meadstown, John O'Neill's of Kells, a respectable brewer - all in the County Meath ; and then to Philip Reilly's of Mullagh in the County Cavan, the gentleman with whom I spent the eighteen successive Christmas Days already mentioned.
	pybertra.club.fr /ceol/oneill.htm (14563 words)

	Royal O'Neill Clan
		The Lord O'Neill (Shane's Castle), the late Lord O'Neill of the Maine (formerly Captain Terence O'Neill, formerly Prime Minister of Northern Ireland) and The Hon.
		His grandson Henry O'Neill, Lord of the Fews was living in 1563; he married Joan, widow of Ferdorcha O'Neill, 1st Baron of Dungannon, and mother of the Great Red Hugh (above), daughter of Cuconnaght Maguire, dynast of Fermanagh and by her had a son Turlough (or Terence) O'Neill, Lord of the Fews.
		ART O'Neill, King of Ulster 1509-1514, was assisted in holding his appanage of the Fews against the English by 'his cousin king Conn Mor O'Neill' in 1487.
	www.onealwebsite.com /oneall/oneill.htm (2221 words)

	SIR HENRY SIDNEY - LoveToKnow Article on SIR HENRY SIDNEY
		A second absence of the lord deputy from Ireland, occasioned by the accession of Queen Elizabeth, threw the chief control into Sidneys hands at the outbreak of trouble with Shane ONeill, and he displayed great skill in temporizing with that redoubtable chieftain tifi Sussex reluctantly returned to his duties in August 1559.
		With difficulty he persuaded Elizabeth to sanction vigorous measures against ONeill; and although the latter successfully avoided a decisive encounter, Sidney restored ONeills rival Calvagh ODonnell to his rights, and established an English garrison at Derry which did something to maintain order.
		In the course of the lord deputys Ulster expedition in 1557 Sidney devastated the island of Rathlin; and during the absence of Sussex in England in the following year Sidney was charged with the sole responsibility for the government of Ireland, which he conducted with marked ability and success.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /S/SI/SIDNEY_SIR_HENRY.htm (828 words)

	O'Neill coat of arms
		This Phelim Baccagh, fourth son of Niall Mór, was the ancestor of the Lords O'Neill, of Shane's Castle, to whose branch of the family the estates of Edendubhcarrig devolved under British influence.
		Owen: son of Neil Oge; was, in 1432, on the death of Donal Bocc, inaugurated The O'Neill; married Catherine (died 1427), daughter of Ardgal MacMahon.
		From this Monarch the sirname O'Neill or "Clan-na-Neil," Neilson, Nelson and Nilson are derived.
	www.araltas.com /features/oneill (12942 words)

	:::: Clan Cleary - O Neill Pedigree ::::
		The Rev William Chichester changed his surname to O Neill in compliance with the terms of the last Viscount's will and thus inherited the estates and was subsequently created Baron O Neill of Shane's Castle, in the U.K. Peerage.
		The third and present Lord O Neill's brother, Terence O Neill was Prime Minister of Northern Ireland from 1963–69, and given a life-peerage as Lord O Neill of the Maine.
		2f Sir Niall Og O Neill, King of Ulster 1394–1403, also styled O Neill Mor (‘The Great O’Neill’), a sobriquet used by the heads of this branch to distinguish them from their rivals of the senior or Clannaboy branch, whose Chief was styled Ua Neill Buidhe.
	www.clancleary.com /html/oneill.htm (1890 words)

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