- centuries-old clan
structure of the
Magennises and MacCartans. Many of the
disgruntled and
dispossessed Magennises joined in the
Irish rebellion of 1641...
-
Magennises. The O'Neills
became the
chief dynasty of the Cenél nEógain of the
Northern Uí Néill and
later the
kings of Ulster,
whilst the
Magennises were...
- Cobo and part of the
overkingdom of Ulaid. From the 12th
century the
Magennises (Mac Aonghusa) were
chiefs of Iveagh. They were
based at
Rathfriland and...
- by the
Earls of
Ulster until the 15th century, it was
captured by the
Magennises of Mourne, a
Gaelic clan. In 1517, the Earl of
Kildare briefly captured...
-
early modern period over
which Irish clan had the
right to it.
Either the
Magennises who were the
ruling dynasty of the Uí
Echach Cobo, part of the original...
- contemporaries.
During his life,
Guinness believed that he was
descended from the
Magennises of Iveagh.
While the
Viscount Magennis, a
Gaelic Catholic noble and supporter...
-
Rebellion of 1641,
Newry was
captured by
Irish Catholic rebels led by the
Magennises and McCartans. In May 1642, a
Scottish Covenanter army
landed in Ulster...
-
Castle was
captured by a
force of
dispossessed Irish led by the McCanns,
Magennises and O'Neills. In
November 1641,
Irish rebels—likely
under the command...
-
including other sites of
importance to the
Magennises.
These include: A late
Medieval church used by the
Magennises, the
location of
which is
listed as ‘unknown’...
- Ross and Mellan,
hermits of Down.
Loughbrickland was a
major seat of the
Magennises of Iveagh. The
Magennis castle was
believed to be on the s****s of Loughbrickland...
