Philip O'Reilly (Cavan County MP)

Philip O'Reilly
Pilib MacAodh Ó Raghallaigh
High Sheriff of Cavan
In office
1629–1630
Preceded byStephen Butler
Succeeded byThomas Fleming
Member of Parliament
for County Cavan
In office
1639 – 16 November 1641
Succeeded byFrancis Hamilton
Lord President of Ulster
In office
14 November 1642 – 27 April 1653
Preceded byTitle created
Succeeded byTitle abolished
Personal details
Born?
County Cavan, Kingdom of Ireland
Died1655
Louvain, Spanish Netherlands
SpouseRose O'Neill
ChildrenHugh Roe O'Reilly (d. 1651)
Military service
Allegiance Irish Catholic Confederation (1642–1653)
 Spanish Empire (1653–1655)
Branch/serviceIrish Regiment
Rank Colonel
Battles/warsIrish Rebellion of 1641
Irish Confederate Wars
Cromwellian conquest of Ireland

Colonel Philip O'Reilly (Irish: Pilib MacAodh Ó Raghallaigh) (1599 - 1655)[1] was a member of parliament for County Cavan, Ireland in the Irish Parliament from 1639 to 1641, and a leading member of the 1641 Rebellion.

  1. ^ "The Dictionary of Ulster Biography, Philip MacHugh O'Reilly ( - 1655)". Retrieved 22 May 2015.