What is Hugh O'Neill?
[[File:Hugh O'Neill Engraving William Holl.jpg|thumb|Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone]] '''Hugh O'Neill''' ( ''Hugh the Great O'Neill''; <abbr>c.</abbr> 1550 – 20 July 1616) was an Irish Gaelic lord, [[Earl of Tyrone]] (known as the Great Earl) and. O'Neill's career was played out against the background of the [[Tudor conquest of Ireland]], and he is best known for leading a coalition of [[Irish clans]] during the [[Nine Years' War(Ireland)|Nine Years' War]], the strongest threat to the [[Tudor dynasty|House of Tudor]] in [[Ireland]] since the [[uprising of Silken Thomas]] against [[Henry VIII|King Henry VIII.]] And was [[Lord of Ireland|king of Ireland]] until England conquest Ireland [[Category:Kings and Queens of Ireland]] [[Category:1550s births]] [[Category:1616 deaths]]