Matthew O'Neill, 1st Baron Dungannon

Matthew O'Neill, Baron Dungannon
Feardorcha Ó Néill
Bornc. 1520
Ulster, Ireland
Died1558
Ulster, Kingdom of Ireland
Cause of deathAssassinated

Matthew O'Neill, 1st Baron Dungannon (alias Matthew Kelly, alias Feardorcha Ó Néill; 1520–1558), was an Irish aristocrat. He was accepted by Conn O'Neill as his natural son. Matthew was challenged by his half-brother Shane O'Neill over the succession to the Earldom of Tyrone and was murdered by some of his supporters.


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