- João O'Neill
João O'Neill (in Irish Shane O'Neill, in English John O'Neill) (
Ireland ,Ulster ,Archbishopric of Armagh ,County Tyrone , RichhillVillage ,Parish of Kilmore –Lisbon , Santos o Velho,January 21 ,1788 ), was the titular head of the Clanaboy O'Neill dynasty, whose family has been inPortugal since the18th century . He was the first born son of the previous headConn (Constantine) O'Neill and wife CeciliaO'Hanlon .Life
In
1740 , for religious and political motives, he passed toPortugal (with his brothers), where he was an importantProprietor in theCouncil ofAlmada (and here he acquired theHouse andFarm of Arealva). ["Anuário da Nobreza de Portugal", III, 2006, Tomo III, pg. 1.391 to 1.392] ["Armorial Lusitano", Lisbon, Portugal, 1961, p. 404]Marriage
He married in
Lisbon , São Paulo, onSeptember 2 ,1750 to Valentina Maria JosefaFerreira (Torres Vedras ,Carmões ,February 14 ,1730 –), so called for being born onValentine's Day , daughter of JoséFerreira (Lisbon , São Miguel deAlfama –), and wife MariaFerreira (Torres Vedras ,Carmões –), and had issue, three children.Descendants
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Carlos O'Neill
* Cecília O'Neill,Prioress at theCatholic Convent of the Irish Sisters of o Bom Sucesso, inLisbon , successively before her sister
* Ana O'Neill,Prioress at theCatholic Convent of the Irish Sisters of o Bom Sucesso, inLisbon , successively after her sisterReferences
ee also
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Irish nobility
*Irish kings
*Irish royal families
*O'Neill (surname)
*Uí Néill , the Irish Dynasty
*Ó Neill Dynasty Today
*O'Neill of Clannaboy External links
* [http://www.geneall.net/U/per_page.php?id=34299 João O'Neill's Genealogy in a Portuguese Genealogical site]
* [http://www.geocities.com/seanachie28/oneill.html O'Neill Genealogy]
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