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Hugh O’Neill - Loyal lord or Irish rebel
Jim McDowell describes Hugh O’Neill’s dominance over the peasantry and near legendary status. Hugh was brought up by an English family - and in 1587, the Crown declared him Earl of Tyrone.
Professor Declan Kiberd discusses why the Crown were willing to put O’Neill in power in Ulster - and Jim McDowell questions O'Neill's real loyalties.
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