Conn O'Neill (died 1601)

Conn O'Neill
Conn Ó Néill
Other namesConn Mac An Iarla
BornBetween 1569–1574
Diedc. December 1601
Tír Eoghain, Ulster, Ireland
Noble familyO'Neill dynasty
FatherHugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone
MotherDaughter of Brian McPhelim O'Neill

Conn O'Neill (Irish: Conn Ó Néill; c. 1572–1601), known as Conn Mac An Iarla[1][2] ("son of the Earl"), was an Irish soldier of noble ancestry. The eldest son of Gaelic lord Hugh O'Neill, he fought for his father in the Nine Years' War. Historian Paul Walsh described Conn as a "capable soldier".[3]

  1. ^ Morgan 1993, pp. 69–70.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference dibhugh was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Walsh 1930, p. 30.