List of rulers of Tyrone explained

This article lists the rulers of Tyrone (Irish: Tír Eoghain) from 1185 to 1616. They are listed from their date of accession to date of death, unless otherwise stated.

Prior to this, the ruling dynasty - the Cenél nEógain - were most of the kings of Ailech. During the tenth and eleventh centuries, two main septs within the dynasty emerged; the Meic Lochlainn and the O'Neill. The latter family pushed aside the Meic Lochlainn, and from 1241 onwards the kingdom was ruled exclusively by members of the O'Neill family.

For the offshoot Clandeboye O'Neill kingdom, distinct from Tyrone, that was ruled by the descendants of Hugh Boy O'Neill, see List of rulers of Clandeboye.

Kings of Tyrone, 1185—1607

|-| Domhnall mac Aodha Mac Lochlainn
1185–1186
1187–1188
|| || Son of Aodh Mac Lochlainn||unknown|| 1188|-| Ruaidhrí Ó Flaithbheartaigh
1186–1187
|| || Son of Aodh Ó Flaithbheartaigh|| unknown|| 1197|-| Muirchertaigh Mac Lochlainn
1188–1196
|| || Son of Muirchertach Mac Lochlainn||unknown|| 1196|-| Aodh Méith mac Aodha O'Neill
1196–1201
1201–1230
|| || Son of Aodh an Macaoimh Tóinleasg O'Neill|| Bean-Midhe|| 1230|-| Conchobhar Beg mac Conchobhair Mac Lochlainn
1201
|| || Son of Conchobar mac Muirchertaigh Mac Lochlainn son of Muirchertach Mac Lochlainn||unknown|| 1201|-| Niall Ruadh mac Aodha O'Neill
1230
|| || Son of Aodh an Macaoimh Tóinleasg O'Neill||Nuala O'Connor|| 1235|-| Domhnall mac Muirchertaigh Mac Lochlainn
1230–1232
1235–1238
1239–1241
|| || Son of Muirchertach Mac Muirchertaigh Mac Lochlainn son of Muirchertach Mac Lochlainn||unknown|| 1241|-| Domhnall Óg mac Aodha Méith O'Neill
1232–1235
|| || Son of Aodh Méith mac Aodha O'Neill||unknown|| 1235|-| Brian Chatha an Dúna O'Neill[1]
1238–1239
1241–1260
|| || Son of Niall Ruadh mac Aodha O'Neill and Nuala O'Connor||unknown|| 16 May 1260|-| Hugh Boy O'Neill[2]
1260–1261
1263–1283
|| || Son of Domhnall Óg mac Aodha Méith O'Neill ||unknown|| 1283|-| Niall Culanach O'Neill
1261–1263
1286–1290
|| || Son of Domhnall Óg mac Aodha Méith O'Neill ||unknown|| 1290|-| Domhnall O'Neill
1283–1286
1290–1291
1295–1325
|| || Son of Brian O'Neill ||Gormhflaith O'Donnell|| 1325|-| Brian O'Neill
1291–1295
|| || Son of Hugh Boy O'Neill and Eleanor de Angulo ||unknown|| 1295|-| Henry O'Neill[3]
1325–1345 (Contested)
|| || Son of Brian O'Neill||unknown|| 1347|-| Aodh Reamhair O'Neill
1325–1345 (Contested)[4]
1345–1364
|| || Son of Domhnall O'Neill and Gormflaith O'Donnell||unknown|| 1364|-| Niall Mór mac Aodha Reamhair O'Neill[5]
1364–1397
|| || Son of Aodh Reamhair O'Neill||unknown|| 1398|-| Niall Óg mac Néill O'Neill
1397–1402
|| || Son of Niall Mór mac Aodha Reamhair O'Neill ||Una O'Neil|| 1403|-| Brian Óg mac Néill Óg O'Neill
1402–1403
|| || Son of Niall Óg mac Néill O'Neill and Una O'Neill||unknown|| 1403|-| Domhnall mac Éinri Aimhreidh O'Neill
1404–1410
1414–1419
1421–1432
|| || Son of Éinri Aimhreidh O'Neill son of Niall Mór O'Neill||unknown || 1410|-| Eoghan mac Néill Óg O'Neill
1410–1414
1419–1421
1432–1455
|| || Son of Niall Óg mac Néill O'Neill and Una O'Neill||Catherine MacMahon || 1456|-| Éinri mac Eoghain O'Neill
1455–1483
|| || Son of Eoghan mac Néill Óg O'Neill||Gormhflaith MacMurrough-Kavanagh || 1484|-| Conn Mór mac Éinri O'Neill
1483–1493
|| || Son of Éinri mac Eoghain O'Neill and Gormhflaith MacMurrough-Kavanagh||Cumach O'Cahan
Eleanor FitzGerald || 8 January 1493|-| Éinri Óg mac Éinri O'Neill
1493–1498
|| || Son of Éinri mac Eoghain O'Neill and Gormhflaith MacMurrough-Kavanagh|| unknown || 21 August 1498|-| Domhnall Clarach O'Neill
1498–1509
|| || Son of Éinri mac Eoghain O'Neill and Gormhflaith MacMurrough-Kavanagh||unknown || 6 August 1509|-| Art mac Aodh O'Neill
1509–1513
|| || Son of Aodh O'Neill of the Fews son of Eoghan mac Néill Óg O'Neill||unknown || 1513|-| Art Oge O'Neill
1513–1519
|| || 1470
Son of Conn Mór mac Éinri O'Neill and Cumach O'Cahan||unknown || 1519|-| Conn Bacagh O'Neill
1519–1558
|| || 1484
Son of Conn Mór mac Éinri O'Neill and Eleanor FitzGerald ||Alice FitzGerald
Sorcha O'Neill || 16 July 1559|-| Shane O'Neill
1559–1567
|| || 1530
Son of Conn O'Neill, 1st Earl of Tyrone and Alice FitzGerald ||Catherine McDonnell
Margaret O'Donnell
Catherine MacLean || 2 June 1567
Cushendun|-| Turlough Luineach O'Neill
1567–1593
|| || 1532
Son of Niall Connellagh O'Neill son of Art Oge O'Neill ||Agnes Campbell|| 10 September 1595|-| Hugh O'Neill
1593–1607
|| || 1550
Son of Matthew O'Neill, 1st Baron Dungannon (legitimised son of Conn O'Neill, 1st Earl of Tyrone to Alison Roth) and Siobhan Maguire ||Katherine O'Neill
Siobhán O'Donnell
Mabel Bagenal
Katherine Magennis || 20 July 1616
Rome|-|}It could also be argued that Conn Bacach had taken the title Earl of Tyrone in 1542, as part of the process of surrender and regrant, and in the process had waived his title. Whether he could waive it without consulting his clan derbfine is part of this debate.

Conn Bacach's grandson Hugh was not proclaimed king at Tullyhogue in 1593, but assumed the title after arranging to pay Turlough Luineach an annuity.

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Notes and References

  1. Disputed High King of Ireland 1258-1260.
  2. Last king to be styled King of Ailech.
  3. Also King of Clandeboye.
  4. Web site: O'Byrne . Emmett . O'Neill (Ó Néill), Aodh Reamhar (Aodh Mór) . Dictionary of Irish Biography . His succession to the kingship was the result of the deaths by violence of three of his brothers, in 1318, 1319, and 1325, the last of whom, Cú Uladh, died in the same year as their father. Aodh Reamhar assumed the leadership, but much of his early reign was dominated by his struggle with Henry O'Neill (qv) of the Clann Aodha Buidhe. By the middle of the 1330s Aodh Reamhar had established himself as a rival king of Tyrone in opposition to Henry, and proved to be an astute warrior and politician.
  5. Also styled as King of Ulster 1364.

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