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GORDON, George 6th Earl, then 1st Marquis of Huntly
(1559-1636)
STEWART, Henrietta
(1573-1642)
O'NEILL, Phelim of Kinard, Soldier and Politician, Sir
(About 1604-1652)
GORDON, Jean
(About 1610-After 1653)
O'NEILL, Gordon Irish Jacobite 1689, Colonel
(About 1650-1705)

 

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O'NEILL, Gordon Irish Jacobite 1689, Colonel 1 2

  • Born: About 1650
  • Died: 1705, France 2

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  General Notes:

"Phelim (O' Neill) ..... was survived by his third wife (m. 1649), Lady Jean Gordon, daughter of Lord Huntley; their son Gordon sat in the Jacobite parliament in 1689 (representing Co. Tyrone), and played an active role in the Williamite wars."

from Dictionary of Irish Biography




"Poem

The 17th-century Irish poet Dermot McMurray (Irish: Diarmuid Mac Muireadhaigh) is believed to be the author of a Gaelic poem about him.[10] The poem has a Latin endorsement that reads: Versus hibernici Gordono Ó Neill pro lingua hibernica (Irish verses to Gordon O Neill for the Irish language). The first four verses, translated into English, read:

1. Go, ye handful of verses - stay not long with me - to Néill of the fine cheeks, to him everything good is due.

2. Say to his soft hair, from me, that ye are a nut from the tree which I plucked - its side was towards the ground - from the branch with fresh beautiful appearance.

3. Tell him, to excite mirth, Conn's and Cormac's heir, that in my store with ye there is a cofferful.

Sir Féidhlim's son, Emhain's prince, though he speaks not Irish, shall bestow on ye a clear-bright laugh, no shame for him it is to look upon ye." (Walsh 1933, p. 92. 'Diarmaid Mac Muireadhaigh sang this.')

from Wikiwand 1 2


Sources


1 Internet Site, https://www.dib.ie/biography/oneill-sir-phelim-a6937 Dictionary of Irish Biography O'Neill, Sir Phelim contributed by Ó Siochrú, Micheál (accessed 1 October 2025).

2 Internet Site, https://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/Gordon_O'Neill Gordon O'Neill (accessed 1 October 2025).

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