The story of the Irish name O'Neill and its variations.

[@wolfuy2029]

Im proud to be an O’Neill long live to Ireland!!

[@user-go3jv8rw7i]

Alex O'Neill I’m also an O’Neill

[@oldaccountinactiv]

Great grandmother was a daughter of an O’Neill.. I’m so happy to meet relatives!

[@averyoneill442]

I am also an O’Neill! :)

[@wolfuy2029]

@Kennedy Kennedy Nice to meet you cuz, I’m also from the states

[@The_OCarlins]

Im O'Neil. A direct decendant of the king Nial and part of the remaning in ireland. My mother has been plauged by the banshee of the O'Neils

[@NoName-yw1pt]

The descendants of O'Neill should be very proud

[@REX_OPES_AC_LIBERTAS]

O'Neill from Portugal here 🇮🇪 Clandeboye

[@VHSmarkosobon]

10th most popular name, this refers to the Irish Republic though, the clan was mostly northern based, it is the 9th most common surname in Northern Ireland, it is actually the most common Ulster Gaelic surname in Northern Ireland, Kelly and Moore are more common but they would have came from the south at some stage. In the 1990's 50% of all Ireland O'Neills came from the 6 counties of Northern Ireland, there were alot in Leinster and some in Munster but very few in the west.

[@harry9392]

There are loads of O'Neills in Northern Ireland both unionist and nationalist.

[@dondamon4669]

My Dad was from Cork and I’m Oneill

[@joshuabranigan6369]

O'Neil l stolen for Branigan after eh fight next to At OKAy , boy it's on lick her better than St. Patrick ever , real He could . 69 , my "Ein shalluck " Polarity . Yr. of the "Metal Horse" . " '90 !

[@edwardoneill9559]

I'm from the North, that's where we come from.

[@chuckyoneill9029]

​@edwardoneill9559 I'm from America but ancestors and living relatives in Tyrone

[@ollieoneill5961]

Tipp O'Neill was a government figure in America also . My name is Owen Roe O'Neill. I'm so proud of that name ... He was called the uncrowned King of Ireland . Great warrior...

[@justinneill5003]

Owen Roe was a fascinating character, he was a career soldier and made his name leading a Irish regiment in the service of the King of Spain in the Spanish Netherlands, before returning to Ireland to defend his home country. He had many successes but the biggest was probably defeating a larger army of Scottish Covenanters at the Battle of Benburb. It was said at his death that he had been poisoned by enemnies, which inspired the song "Lament for Owen Roe." Check it out on YT, it's a haunting melody.

[@I_Wish_I_Was_Home]

O'Neill for me is from Niall mac Cailien on my Campbell line from Grain O'Neill apparently if I found correct is Niall's Ancestry the high Irish King goes back to Galacia Spain, Gothia, then Scythia and with a Prince my 120 Great Grandfather Niul ben Phœniusa idk if this is right but it's a neil varient person born in circa -2401 bc he may have been a darker complexion middle eastern person rather than what we see with uk and ireland as scythians were middle eastern area nomads

[@jonathanraney2774]

My family name change from O’Neill to Riney after the war Kinsdale fled from kerry and cork Ireland. Ri means king and ney means Neill referring to Hugh O’Neill. Which I am a descendent of. In the early 1800s by family changed their name again due to economic reasons to Raney.

[@frangipani33]

I'm proud to be an O'Neill ....

[@whosfingers]

Buffalo NY, my great grandfather came from Ireland in 1923

[@CiaranXVI]

Was he a tyrone man?

[@oldaccountinactiv]

My great grandmother was a daughter of an O’Neill! Hello , Relatives.

[@The_OCarlins]

@@oldaccountinactiv i am an O'neil. Part of the Carlin Clan

[@thekeno5610]

I'm an O'Neil too

[@I_Wish_I_Was_Home]

and some Nelsons descend from Neilson which is a Son of Neil Earl of Carryck / Carrick I wonder though if any McNeils and varients descend from a Mac Naill on this line like Niall Mac Fergaile his son was a Mac Naill as his byname

[@paddyo3841]

From recent Irish genealogical research: Notably, the sample of subjects with surnames linked by genealogical tradition to the Uí Néill dynasty shows a significantly reduced pattern of divergence from this central haplotype when compared with the background normal distribution seen in the Irish population generally. The powerful legacy of the IMH ancestor on the population structure of the northwestern region is borne out by the disrupted distribution observed in this area. The Uí Néill surname samples were not genotyped for binary markers, since it became apparent during that general population survey that R1b3 chromosomes could be readily detected through STR profiles alone. The Uí Néill sample population was composed of the following surnames (sample number): (O')Gallagher (12), (O')Boyle (9), (O')Doherty (5), O'Donnell (4), O'Connor (3), Cannon (3), Bradley (2), O'Reilly (2), Flynn (2), (Mc)Kee (2), Campbell (1), Devlin (1), Donnelly (1), Egan (1), Gormley (1), Hynes (1), McCaul (1), McGovern (1), McLoughlin (1), McManus (1), McMenamin (1), Molloy (1), O'Kane (1), O'Rourke (1), and Quinn (1).

[@Newbie_neil]

Irene O'Neill was my grandmother's maiden name and we are from Ulster

[@flamezthelord990]

I'm oneill

[@huh-by2lr]

Cool

[@terryoneilp1421]

Our O'Neils left Ireland for N.Wales over 200 years ago.

[@patriciaoneill8246]

I love been a O'Neil

[@I_Wish_I_Was_Home]

and a An O Neill on my MacLeod line but thats as far as I can find for that O'Neill as in I dont know her parents name

[@melvinoneill5231]

I'm very proud of the O'NEILL name! Oklahoma

[@8stringmonkey]

My last name is a variation- O'Neal. Probably changed at Ellis Island. I think it's important to know where you come from.

[@xXPlumpkinXx]

Thanks for the info. :)

[@quakzl]

My last name is O’Neill and my parents say that my family came from Ireland to Canada

[@codygillen5009]

I'm a gillen decendent from eoghan who's father is niall

[@oldaccountinactiv]

Hello , relative! My great grandmother’s parents were O’Neills!

[@tuesdayaprildawnneal1335]

Surname Neal count?

[@justinneill5003]

I’m born in England but I but my roots are Celtic and whether directly from O’Neill or via the Scottish MacNeills, the story begins in Ulster.

[@justinneill5003]

Chill Out I would call us Anglo-Celtic but in reality we probably have both Celtic & Norse blood from the Irish side and Saxon, Briton & maybe also Norse from the English side.

[@markmonaghan2309]

There is no difference in people born on these islands or Europe other that living by the sea or up a mountain . The link between the o'neill and Niall of the Nine Hostages is just exactly what noblemen all over the world have done, basically make stuff up to justify their position. The traditional roll of kings and its chronology is now recognised as artificial. The High Kingship did not become a reality until the 9th century, and Niall's status has probably been inflated in line with the political importance of the dynasty he founded . People love being told that they are descendants of something great . I think people would be better off looking for similarities than differences in humans.

[@justinneill5003]

@@markmonaghan2309 I don’t think I ever suggested that Niall was more than a legend, but the O’Neills of Ulster were nonetheless a powerful and enduring dynasty. As for the MacNeills of Scotland, I’m not aware of any hard evidence that they were of a shared ancestry, but given the fact that they are associated with the Outer & Inner Hebrides, not too distant from Ulster, as well as bearing the same name, it’s a reasonable assumption to make. Being aware of, and taking an interest in your ancestry doesn’t mean elevating yourself above your fellow man; this is 2024, I think most of us are grown up enough to get that.

[@markmonaghan2309]

@@justinneill5003 100% , it was the vid that said it like a fact .

[@awonderingoneil206]

Why hello there. I've always wondered why my variation has two capitals and one L. Its a wee bit strange.

[@xXPlumpkinXx]

Me too :)

[@onealgifford3722]

hi, from borneo.

[@martinbiddinger5815]

Just found out I am a descendant of the Neill of the nine hostages.

[@jamesdevine620]

is your y-haplogroup m222?

[@oldaccountinactiv]

Heyyy Cousin :D

[@smking_125]

Me too. My current surname is pretty cool though 😂

[@nozrep]

interesting. my ancestors included some clooneys or mccluneys. can’t remember which. but i guess maybe they had a bunch of daughters down through time lol because it is no longer a name in my family or even cousins or anything.

[@sauvageaux]

❤

[@brianoneil3056]

What about the shaq

[@ootnboots]

My name is O’Neill (Stephen) .. My father is Hugh O’Neill

[@johnbrendanoneill1029]

I'm not an o Neill but I use that name.

[@ItzYaBoyTC]

Hugh O'Neill is my 12th great grandfather

[@edwardoneill9559]

Mine too it's fact too according to the genealogy test .

[@ItzYaBoyTC]

@@edwardoneill9559 sick dude 😎 we're fam

[@edwardoneill9559]

Also, we O'Neills come from Rathlee. it's near Sligo we come from the North end of Ireland 🇮🇪it's near the the Border.

[@ItzYaBoyTC]

@@edwardoneill9559 cool man, hugh's daughter Margaret my closest relation to O'Neill's. my Scottish & Irish fam migrated all over the world, some in USA, Canada, the Carribbean, & i'm down under in Australia 🇦🇺

[@edwardoneill9559]

Yep we are cousins, mate 👍🏻

[@sauvageaux]

❤️🦁🦅

[@trent3235]

my brothers

[@flamezthelord990]

Hello oneill I am oneill

[@eileenfitzsimons812]

Maith thu.

[@nealylt]

i am from the o neill family when they came to america they changed it to nealy.

[@johnoneal1234]

could be, but nealy is a scottish name, unrelated to the O'Neill's

[@oldaccountinactiv]

COUSIINNNN , HEYYY

[@darkmvpchannel6915]

Its origanly comes from the vikings that was changed from njal to o neill and in germany to nel

[@devil_dog_reenactment8315]

O'Neill gang

[@oldaccountinactiv]

O’Neill Gang!! :D

[@melvinoneill5231]

We were known as a CLAN if you read the history !

[@oneill1640]

My name is O'Neill

[@oldaccountinactiv]

Nice! I found a relative of mine :D

[@jamesdevine620]

niall belonged to the m222 y-haplogroup, so if your surname is oneill, and your haplogroup is m269, you are not from the original dynasty

[@lucybarrientes8319]

How do you know?

[@jamesdevine620]

@@lucybarrientes8319 a genetic research group tested the blood line of Neill, his haplogroup is m222,records show his dynasty lasted from 400ad to 1100ad, at that time a new reign began, testing and documents show that the m269 haplogroup was now the new bloodline(the Y-chromosome) , so not the original dynasty but a dynasty nonetheless

[@kay2034]

Bruh, my name used to be O'Neill. Then they changed it to Payne. Y u do dis ancestors (I know why but still)

[@harry9392]

The Payne name was given to O'Neills who became Protestant ie church of Ireland or Presbyterian.

[@azariahisrael5632]

R1b M-269....We are everywhere. Maclaren's are decendants of Niall as well: R1b L21 L1335 S764

[@brucecollins641]

o'neill is scottish,same as o'donnell. macneill originated in scotland coming from the norwegian...nils the apostrophe after the o replaces the f i.e of the clan neil same with odonnell(donell/doanal is how we pronounce donald in scotland) the apostrophe replaces the f i.e..of the clan donald......

[@marynadononeill]

Nah, Niall is your daddy. The Scots descend from the Irish. Well documented. The O'Neill started much of Scotland.

[@brucecollins641]

@@marynadononeill lol...o' neil/mcneils scottish with norse origins. the wee apostrophe after the o replaces the f i.e of the clan neil. nial is a mythical made up tale to create an identity for ireland. well documented myth. here's the origins of the mythical nial. type in.........who was queen scotia princess scotia grave and other facts guidebook to life. you will see the origins of the mythical scotti and nial. a made up tale. then type in.......macniel clan forced to rewrite history ......then.....dna testing reveals the true ancestry of a scottish clan....then......origins- macneil and beyond | jeff macneil.........at least one american with a bit o savvy.

[@brucecollins641]

@@marynadononeill lol, well documented myth. am actually surprised that there are people still out there who believe this nonsensical tale. macniel/o'niel .....scottish..

[@skycurtiss8658]

I like the only one in the comments that’s a O’Neil with one l and not 2

[@4xclover186]

Wait who are the O’Neills? 😂

[@paigehunter4087]

I'm princess Paige Audrey hunter great great granddaughter of the o'neills

[@jamesdevine620]

hi princess

[@oldaccountinactiv]

My great Grandmother was a daughter of an O’Neill. Hello Relative! Very sad that the O’Neills don’t rule anymore. Or else we would both be wee Princesses... 😔

[@rayvinrainn230]

My granmothers maiden name is o'Neil so hello family

[@cecizaldivar1631]

im O'Neill the problem is im born in Puerto Rico my granfather is coming Irleand never see my granfather never go Ireland

[@papadoc711]

All the ulster clans are closely related, the majority sharing kinship with the ancient and legendary high king of Ireland Niall of the nine hostages, of which ten percent of Irish people globally share kinship.

[@kevinoneill2298]

its a very big family and im very proud to be a part

[@Kemigon]

I'm also an O'Neill from the Dominican Republic. I hope to visit Ireland someday.

[@oldaccountinactiv]

Hi , Cousin :D

[@oldaccountinactiv]

owen O'Neill , Hello , other cousin :D

[@RamblingMan.]

Fir na Tine

[@I_Wish_I_Was_Home]

aaand his Mother may have been an Egyptian Pharaoh's Daughter

[@urgranny5160]

Hey guys my name's O'Neill and I'm a Protestant

[@vestty5802]

Ur Granny are you American?

[@oldaccountinactiv]

Hello Cousin.

[@nayrtnartsipacify]

@@vestty5802 I'm an American O'Neil what does that matter? People move around.

[@vestty5802]

Nayr Tnartsipac I just meant if the O’Neill family that he is related to move during the 1700s or 1600s that’s when Irish were most likely to convert

[@edwardoneill9559]

Oh dear 😳

[@caomh6168]

Bit stupid anglicising the names of Gaelic rebels who fought against the British occupation

[@caomh6168]

@ Airborne Poet & The American Way How would I know what?

[@MV12379]

What a load of blarney!

[@carlosbedoya1954]

Is Obama Irish?