Aodh an Macaoimh Tóinleasg
"High King of Ireland"
O'Neill
aka Hugh O'Neill
Born about in Ulster Ireland
Ancestors 
Son of Mortogh Muighe O'Neill
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Niall O'Neill and Aodh Dubh O'Neill
Died
at about age 62
in Ulster Ireland
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Biography
Áed (Áed in Macáem Tóinlesc) is said to have been the son of a noble named Muirchertach a member of the Ua Néill [1]
Aodh an Macaomh Toinleasg was s son of Mortogh Muighe Prince of Ulster [2]
"Aodh an Macaomh ("the Lazy-boned") was one of two known sons of Mortogh Muighe Line O'Neill. He was styled variously as "Lord of Tirowen," "King of Cineal Owen," "King of Aileach, and "King of the North of Erin." It is reputed that Aodh shared the Kingdom of Cineal Owen (alternately Cenel Eogain or Tyrone) with Niall, the son of Muircheartach Mac Lochlainn, High King (or Ard Ri) of Ireland from 1156 to 1166. Aodh and Niall were, therefore, Half-kings or Leath Riogha. Aodh reportedly served as Half-king from 1166 to 1177 when he was killed. Niall served as Half-king only in 1167. In their struggles for power, the O'Neills and the Mac Lochlainns fought each other for generations.
Aodh was slain in 1177 in one such battle between these rival clans by his kinsmen Niall Mac Lochlainn (Malachlan O'Loughlin) and his brother Ardghal. The latter, however, himself perished shortly after the battle from wounds inflicted by Aodh. " [3]
Reputed to have restored O'Neill power in the north of Ireland.
Said to be the senior representative of the Uí Néill of Tír Eogain (Tyrone), (the Northern Uí Néill) who in turn claim descent from 10th-century high-king Niall Glúndub [4]
- Aodh left two sons -
- Niall Ruadh whose descendants are listed in Library Ireland : Princes of Tyrone from Irish Pedigrees by John O'Hart : O'Neill no:2
- Aodh Dubh whose descendants are listed in Princes of Clanaboy from Irish Pedigrees by John O'Hart : O'Neill no:3
Research Notes
This profile is based on Jaski's table 14 and O'Hart's O'Neill No:1 #111
Clann Name: Cenél nEógain, Ua Neill
Annals
The Annals of Ulster[5]
- AU1177.3 Aedh Ua Neill (namely, “The lazy youth”), king of Cenel-Eogain for a time and royal heir of all Ireland, was killed by Mael-Sechlainn, son of Mac Lochlainn and by Ardgal, son of Mac Lochlainn (that is, son to that Mael-Sechlainn). But Ardgal himself was killed by Ua Neill at his [Ua Neill] being killed there.
Sources
- ↑ Wikipedia : Áed in Macáem Tóinlesc
- ↑ Aodh is listed at no:111 in Library Ireland : The Stem of the Line of Heremon : O'Neill No:1
- ↑ Desmond O'Neill, The Ancient and Royal Family of O'Neill, Omeath, Ireland, 1995.
- ↑ Wikipedia : Áed in Macáem Tóinlesc
- ↑ The Annals of Ulster - CELT
- Wikipedia : Áed in Macáem Tóinlesc
- Library Ireland : The Stem of the Line of Heremon : O'Neill No:1
- http://www.thepeerage.com/p54621.htm#i546201
- https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:O%27Neill_Dynasty
- YouTube The Cenél nEógain & “Royal O’Neills” by Dwayne O'Neill July 2021
- Jaski, Bart Genealogical tables of medieval Irish royal dynasties Table-14 Early Irish Kingship Succession by Jaski, Bart, Published by Four Courts Press, 2013, ISBN 1846824265 ISBN 9781846824265
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