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Irish soldier (died 1705)

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Gordon O'Neill Born c. 1650 or c. 1652 Died 1705 France Allegiance Jacobite army French army Rank Colonel in Ireland, Conflicts Williamite War in Ireland

**Colonel Gordon O'Neill**, was an officer in King [James II](/source/James_II_of_England)'s Irish army who fought at the [Siege of Derry](/source/Siege_of_Derry), the [Battle of the Boyne](/source/Battle_of_the_Boyne), and the [Battle of Aughrim](/source/Battle_of_Aughrim) for the [Jacobites](/source/Jacobitism).

## Birth and origins

Gordon was born, about 1650[1] or about 1652[2] as the only child of [Felim O'Neill of Kinard](/source/Felim_O'Neill_of_Kinard) and his third wife Jean Gordon. His father was a prominent member of the [O'Neill dynasty](/source/O'Neill_dynasty) and one of the leaders of the [Confederates](/source/Confederate_Ireland). His mother was Scottish, a daughter of [George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly](/source/George_Gordon%2C_1st_Marquess_of_Huntly), and the widow of [Claud Hamilton, 2nd Baron Hamilton of Strabane](/source/Claud_Hamilton%2C_2nd_Baron_Hamilton_of_Strabane). His parents were both Catholic.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] They had married in November 1649.[3]

Family tree Gordon O'Neill with parents, and other selected relatives.[a] Turlough O'Neill d. 1608 Catherine Claud 2nd Baron d. 1638 Jean Gordon Phelim O'Neill 1604–1653 James 3rd Baron 1633–1655 Gordon O'Neill Legend XXX Subject of the article XXX O'Neills of Kinard XXX Barons Strabane

## Early life

He was a young child during the [Irish Confederate Wars](/source/Irish_Confederate_Wars) (1641–1653). His father was executed in 1653 after the defeat.[5]

## Williamite War

Gordon O'Neill raised a regiment for King [James II](/source/James_II_of_England) in 1689 and became a colonel in the Irish army. He was the [Member of Parliament](/source/Member_of_Parliament) for [County Tyrone](/source/County_Tyrone_(Parliament_of_Ireland_constituency)) in the brief [Patriot Parliament](/source/Patriot_Parliament) called by James II in 1689.[6] During the [Williamite war in Ireland](/source/Williamite_war_in_Ireland), he saw action at the [Siege of Derry](/source/Siege_of_Derry), at the [Battle of the Boyne](/source/Battle_of_the_Boyne), and the [Battle of Aughrim](/source/Battle_of_Aughrim),[7][8] where he was left for dead but was picked up by some Scottish Williamite officers who recognised him.

## French exile

He recovered from his wounds, and took his regiment to France after the [Treaty of Limerick](/source/Treaty_of_Limerick) in 1692. There, it was known as the Régiment de [Charlemont](/source/Charlemont%2C_County_Armagh).[9] He died in 1705 in France.

## Poem

The 17th-century Irish poet [Dermot McMurray](/source/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.

1. 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.

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

1. [Sir Felim](/source/Sir_Phelim_O'Neill)'s son, [Navan](/source/Emain_Ablach)'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.

## Notes and references

### Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** This family tree is based on a tree showing Phelim and Hugh O'Neill.[4]

### Citations

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWalsh1933[httpsarchiveorgdetailsgleaningsfromiri00walspage88_88,_line_5]_1-0)** [Walsh 1933](#CITEREFWalsh1933), p. [88, line 5](https://archive.org/details/gleaningsfromiri00wals/page/88/). "... was born about 1650 ..."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECasway2004[httpsarchiveorgdetailsisbn_0198613911page859_859]_2-0)** [Casway 2004](#CITEREFCasway2004), p. [859](https://archive.org/details/isbn_0198613911/page/859/). "Gordon O'Neill (c.1652–1705)"

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWebb1878[httpsarchiveorgdetailsacompendiumiris00webbgoogpagen425_417]_3-0)** [Webb 1878](#CITEREFWebb1878), p. [417](https://archive.org/details/acompendiumiris00webbgoog/page/n425): "In November 1649 he married Lady Jane Gordon a daughter of the Marquis of Huntly and the widow of Lord Strabane."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFarrell2017[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidiHg5DwAAQBAJpg245_245]_4-0)** [Farrell 2017](#CITEREFFarrell2017), p. [245](https://books.google.com/books?id=iHg5DwAAQBAJ&pg=245). family tree

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDunlop1895[httpsarchiveorgdetailsDictionaryOfNationalBiographyVolume42_630pagen219_207,_left_column,_line_50]_6-0)** [Dunlop 1895](#CITEREFDunlop1895), p. [207, left column, line 50](https://archive.org/details/DictionaryOfNationalBiographyVolume42_630/page/n219/): "... he was executed as a traitor on 10 March 1652-3."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** O'Hart, John, [The Irish Parliament of King James the Second in 1689](https://www.libraryireland.com/Pedigrees2/irish-parliament-king-james.php), *Irish Pedigrees: or the Origin and Stem of the Irish Nation* (5th Ed., 1892), Volume 2. Retrieved 15 February 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGraham1841[httpsarchiveorgdetailsirelandpreserve00ashtgoogpagen300_277]_8-0)** [Graham 1841](#CITEREFGraham1841), p. [277](https://archive.org/details/irelandpreserve00ashtgoog/page/n300):"... distinguished himself with his nephew, Captain Manus O'Kane, at the Siege of Derry and was taken prisoner at the Battle of Aughrim."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBoyle1879[httpsbabelhathitrustorgcgiptiduc1aa0003940582seq293_287,_line_6]_9-0)** [Boyle 1879](#CITEREFBoyle1879), p. [287, line 6](https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.aa0003940582&seq=293). "... that Major-Generals Dorrington, H. M. J. O'Neil, Brigadier Gordon O'Neil, Colonels Felix O'Neil and Anthony Hamilton held the centre;"

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTED'Alton1855[httpsarchiveorgdetailsillustrationshi00dalgoogpagen493_473]_10-0)** [D'Alton 1855](#CITEREFD'Alton1855), p. [473](https://archive.org/details/illustrationshi00dalgoog/page/n493): "In the brigades commissioned for the French service, of that style 'Regiment of Charlemont', commanded by Gordon O'Neil at its first formation ..."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWalsh1933[httpsarchiveorgdetailsgleaningsfromiri00walspage92_92]_11-0)** [Walsh 1933](#CITEREFWalsh1933), p. [92](https://archive.org/details/gleaningsfromiri00wals/page/92/). "Diarmaid Mac Muireadhaigh sang this."

### Sources

- D'Alton, John (1855). [*Illustrations, historical and genealogical, of King James's Irish army list, 1689*](https://archive.org/details/illustrationshi00dalgoog). Dublin: Published by the author. [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [838655763](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/838655763).

- Boyle, John (1879) [1st pub. 1867]. [*The Battle-fields of Ireland, from 1688 to 1691*](https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.aa0003940582) (Fourth ed.). New York: Robert Coddington. [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [1041060867](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/1041060867).

- Casway, Jerrold I. (2004). ["O'Neill, Sir Phelim Roe \[Felim Ruadh\] (1603–1653)"](https://archive.org/details/isbn_0198613911/page/856/). In [Matthew, Colin](/source/Colin_Matthew); [Harrison, Brian](/source/Brian_Harrison_(historian)) (eds.). *[Oxford Dictionary of National Biography](/source/Oxford_Dictionary_of_National_Biography)*. Vol. 41. New York: [Oxford University Press](/source/Oxford_University_Press). pp. 856–860. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-19-861391-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-19-861391-1).

- [Dunlop, Robert](/source/Robert_Dunlop_(historian)) (1895). ["O'Neill, Phelim 1604?–1653"](https://archive.org/details/DictionaryOfNationalBiographyVolume42_630/page/n216/). In [Lee, Sidney](/source/Sidney_Lee) (ed.). *[Dictionary of National Biography](/source/Dictionary_of_National_Biography)*. Vol. XLII. New York: [MacMillan and Co.](/source/MacMillan_and_Co.) pp. 204–208. [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [8544105](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/8544105).

- Farrell, Gerard (2017). [*The 'Mere Irish' and the Colonisation of Ulster, 1570–1641*](https://books.google.com/books?id=iHg5DwAAQBAJ). Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave MacMillan. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-3-319-59362-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-319-59362-3). – (Preview)

- Graham, Rev. John (1841). [*Ireland Preserved; or the Siege of Londonderry and the Battle of Aughrim with Lyrical Poetry and Biographical Notes*](https://archive.org/details/irelandpreserve00ashtgoog/) (2nd ed.). Dublin: Hardy and Walker. [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [00992682](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/00992682). – Short biographies in the biographical notes

- Walsh, Rev. Paul (1933). [*Gleanings from Irish Manuscripts*](https://archive.org/details/gleaningsfromiri00wals/) (2nd ed.). Dublin: At the Sign of the Three Candles. [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [1045619135](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/1045619135).

- [Webb, Alfred](/source/Alfred_Webb) (1878). ["O'Neill, Sir Felim"](https://archive.org/details/acompendiumiris00webbgoog/page/n424/). *Compendium of Irish Biography*. Dublin: [M. H. Gill & Son](/source/M._H._Gill_%26_Son). pp. 416–418. [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [122693688](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/122693688).

v t e O'Neill dynasty General Connachta Uí Néill Northern Uí Néill Cenél nEógain (Branches) Gaelic nobility of Ireland Kings of Ailech Tyrone (Kings) Clandeboye Kings of Ulster Earl of Tyrone Viscount O'Neill O'Neill baronets An sluagh sidhe so i nEamhuin? High King of Ireland Tyrone's Rebellion Treaty of Mellifont Flight of the Earls Irish Rebellion of 1641 Irish Confederate Wars O'Neill's Regiment Early progenitors Niall of the Nine Hostages Eógan mac Néill Muiredach mac Eógain Muirchertach mac Muiredaig Domnall Ilchelgach Áed Uaridnach Máel Fithrich mac Áedo Máel Dúin mac Máele Fithrich Fergal mac Máele Dúin Niall Frossach Áed Oirdnide Niall Caille Áed Findliath O'Neill Niall Glúndub Muirchertach mac Néill Domnall ua Néill Domnall Ua Lochlainn Flaithbertach Ua Néill Áed in Macáem Tóinlesc Aodh Méith Donnell Óg O'Neill Niall Culanach O'Neill O'Neill Roe Niall Roe O'Neill Brian O'Neill Donnell O'Neill Áed Remar O'Neill Niall Mór mac Aodha Reamhair Niall Óg mac Néill Brian Óg mac Néill Óg Donnell O'Neill Art Oge O'Neill Conn O'Neill Phelim Caoch O'Neill Shane O'Neill Matthew O'Neill Brian O'Neill Hugh O'Neill Wives and children Conn O'Neill Shane O'Neill Cormac MacBaron O'Neill Art MacBaron O'Neill Owen Roe O'Neill Brian MacArt O'Neill Hugh McShane O'Neill Henry MacShane O'Neill Conn MacShane O'Neill Turlough MacShane O'Neill Phelim MacShane O'Neill Gordon O'Neill Turlough Luineach O'Neill Arthur O'Neill O'Neill Clandeboye Hugh Boy O'Neill Brian O'Neill Henry O'Neill Muirchertach Ceannfada O'Neill Brian Ballagh O'Neill Murtagh Roe O'Neill Hugh Boy II O'Neill Conn O'Neill Niall Mór O'Neill Hugh O'Neill Brian Ballagh II O'Neill Niall Oge O'Neill Murtagh Dulenagh O'Neill Phelim Bacagh O'Neill Brian McPhelim O'Neill Hugh Oge O'Neill Neil O'Neill Daniel O'Neill Rose O'Neill John O'Neill Charles O'Neill John Bruce O'Neill Felix O'Neill Conn Ó Néill João O'Neill Carlos O'Neill José Maria O'Neill José Carlos O'Neill Jorge Torlades O'Neill I Jorge Torlades O'Neill II Hugo José Jorge O'Neill Jorge Maria O'Neill Charles Henry O'Neill O'Neill of the Fews William Johnson John Johnson Guy Johnson Arturo O'Neill Places County Tyrone Tullyhogue Fort Dungannon Kinsmen McLaughlin Barron McSweeney Devlin MacNeil MacNamee Conway MacManus Category

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