Turlough Lynagh O'Neill
Turlough Lynagh O'Neill | |
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1574 sketch of O'Neill by Barnabe Googe, said to greatly resemble him | |
| Lord of Tír Eoghain | |
| Tenure | 1567 – September 1595 |
| Predecessor | Shane O'Neill |
| Successor | Hugh O'Neill |
| Born | c. 1530 near Newtownstewart, Ulster, Ireland |
| Died | 9 - 12 September 1595 Strabane, Ulster, Ireland |
Sir Turlough Lynagh O'Neill (also known as Turlough Luineach) (Irish: An Ridire Toirdhealbhach Luineach mac Néill Chonnalaigh Ó Néill; c. 1530 – September 1595) was an Irish Gaelic lord of Tír Eoghain in early modern Ireland. He was inaugurated upon Shane O’Neill’s death, becoming The O'Neill. From 1567 to 1595, Sir Turlough Luineach O'Neill was leader of the O'Neill clan, the most powerful family in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. He was knighted in 1578.