Niall Sentence Examples

O'NEILL, the name of an Irish family tracing descent from Niall, king of Ireland early in the 5th century, and known in Irish history and legend as Niall of the Nine Hostages.

He is said to have made war not only against lesser rulers in Ireland, but also in Britain and Gaul, stories of his exploits being related in the Book of Leinster and the Book of Ballymote, both of which, however, are many centuries later than the time of Niall.

The descendants of Niall spread over Ireland and became divided into two main branches, the northern and the southern Hy Neill, to one or other of which nearly all the high-kings (ard-ri) of Ireland from the 5th to the 12th century belonged; the descendants of Eoghan being the chief of the northern Hy Neill.'

Of this monarch, known as Murkertagh MacNeill (Niall), and sometimes by reference to his mother as Murkertagh Mac Erca, the story is told, illustrating an ancient Celtic custom, that in making a league with a tribe in Meath he emphasized the inviolability of the treaty by having it written with the blood of both clans mixed in one vessel.

His grandson, Niall (791-845), drove back the Vikings who in his time began to infest the coast of Donegal.

On the death of Domhnall in 911 Niall Glundubh became king of Ailech, and he then attacked and defeated the king of Dalriada at Glarryford, in County Antrim, and the king of Ulidia near Ballymena.

Niall Og O'Neill, one of the four kings of Ireland, accepted knighthood from Richard II.

The latter were possibly taking part in the raid of the Irish king Niall Noigiallach, who met with his end in.

Patrick's activity was bound to bring him sooner or later into conflict with the High-king Loigaire (reigned 428-467), son of Niall Noigiallach.

Like the family of O'Neill, that of O'Donnell was descended from Niall of the Nine Hostages, king of Ireland at the beginning of the 5th century; the O'Neills, or Cinel l Owen, tracing their pedigree to Owen (Eoghan), and the O'Donnells, or Cinel Connell, to Conall Gulban, both sons of Niall.

This was Niall Garve, second son of Calvagh's son Conn.

Niall Garve O'Donnell (1569-1626), who was incensed at the elevation of his cousin Hugh Roe to the chieftainship in 1592, was further alienated when the latter deprived him of his castle of Lifford, and a bitter feud between the two O'Donnells was the result.

Niall Garve made terms with the English government, to whom he rendered valuable service both against the O'Neills and against his cousin.

But in 1601 he quarrelled with the lord deputy, who, though willing to establish Niall Garve in the lordship of Tyrconnel, would not permit him to enforce his supremacy over Cahir O'Dogherty in Inishowen.

After the departure of Hugh Roe from Ireland in 1602, Niall Garve and Hugh Roe's brother Rory went to London, where the privy council endeavoured to arrange the family quarrel, but failed to satisfy Niall.

Charged with complicity in Cahir O'Dogherty's rebellion in 1608, Niall Garve was sent to the Tower of London, where he remained till his death in 1626.

The government now sent Sir Henry Docwra to Derry, and O'Donnell entrusted to his cousin Niall Garve the task of opposing him.

Niall Garve, however, went over to the English, making himself master of O'Donnell's fortresses of Lifford and Donegal.

But the arrangement between Rory and Niall Garve insisted upon by the government was displeasing to both O'Donnells, and Rory, like Hugh Roe before him, entered into negotiations with Spain.

Nor was Niall's activity confined to Ireland alone.

The north of Ulster is stated to have been conquered and colonized by Conall and Eogan, sons of Niall Noigiallach.

The whole kingdom of the north is commonly designated the kingdom of Ailech, from the ancient stronghold near Derry which the sons of Niall probably took over from the earlier inhabitants.

The allegiance of the rulers of Munster to Niall and his descendants can at the best of times only have been nominal.

The supremacy was vested in the descendants of Niall N61giallach without interruption until 1002; but as Niall's descendants were represented by four reigning families, the high-kingship passed from one branch to another.

Niall's posterity held the position of ardri uninterruptedly until 1002.

Niall died in 406 in the English Channel whilst engaged in a marauding expedition.

Loigaire, son of Niall (428-463), is identified with the story of St Patrick.

His successor, Ailill Molt (463-483), son of Dathi, is remarkable as being the last high-king for Soo years who was not a direct descendant of Niall.

There was thus quite an army of impudent swaggering idlers roaming about the country and 1 The O'Neills who played such an important part in later Irish history do not take their name from Niall Noigiallach, though they are descended from him.

To enforce this claim he ravaged and plundered a large part of the country, took hostages from Niall Caille the over-king (833-845), drove out the comarba of St Patrick, or archbishop of Armagh, and for a whole year occupied his place as bishop. On his return he plundered the termon lands of Clonmacnoise " up to the church door," an exploit which was repeated the following year.

Dublin was captured, and the high-king Niall Glundub (910-919) prepared to oppose the invaders.

The most prominent figures at this time were Muirchertach " of the leather cloaks," son of Niall Glundub, Cellachan of Cashel and Amlaib (Olaf) Cuaran.

The appearance of Niall Ferguson's new book colossus might therefore seem timely.

Niall is chairman of the King's Fund, a large independent charitable foundation working for better health.

As a result of his actions Niall was granted the union of kingship and Sovereignty being declared the rightful heir.

Stephen Pumfrey and Dee's Niall is now three years old and already inured to his father's biking habit.

If Ben Elton is the stadium rocker of the new musical theater scene, Niall Ashdown is the soulful indie band.

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