General Notes

Also Known As:<_AKA> Neil Black-knee /Glundubh/
Called Neil of the Black Knee; killed fighting the Vikings in the Battle of Dublin.  The O'Neills were the chiefs of the Cenel Eoghain tribe; their ancestral lands were sometimes called Tir Eoghain, roughly equivalent to the modern County Tyrone.  The surname is derived from Ui Niall, meaning descendant of Niall.  The Ui Niall were the great royal dynasty of Northern Ireland; they separated from their kinsmen, the Connachta, after the famous accomplishments of the legendary King Niall of the Nine Hostages.  The surname, however, did not exist until after Niall Glundubh.  Niall captured and drowned a murderer in 907 who had violated the sanctuary of Armagh.  He campaigned repeatedly against the Danes and Vikings, but was mortally wounded in combat in Dublin

Owner of Drinking cup at Dunvegan