Born 1630 in Omagh, County Tyrone, Ireland. Father: Hugh O'Neil (25). Mother: Ann Smyth (15). Omagh and County Tyrone are the historic heartland of the O'Neill clan, the Gaelic Irish royal dynasty descended from Niall of the Nine Hostages (4th-5th century High King of Ireland). The O'Neills of Tyrone were Princes of Tír Eoghain and Earls of Tyrone, the dominant Ulster Gaelic family until the Flight of the Earls in 1607 (just 23 years before Bridgit's birth). Whether Bridgit's father Hugh O'Neil is a verified member of the noble O'Neill line of Tyrone or simply someone with the surname is not yet established in our extracted sources. Married John McElvaney 1650. At least 2 daughters including Jennet McElvaney (Brant's 7th-great-grandmother).
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Bridgit O'Neil Dennan
also: Bridgit O'Neil · Brigit O'Neill · Bridget O'Neill
Documents and artifacts
historical-map
A General Mapp of Ireland (Sir William Petty, Hiberniae Delineatio atlas, c. 1685)
Current location: Original copperplate engravings: National Library of Ireland (Dublin), British Library (London), Trinity College Dublin. Digitized copies on Wikimedia Commons and the Clare Library historical maps collection.
portrait
Hugh O'Neill, 2nd Earl of Tyrone (Aodh Mór Ó Néill), c. 1608
Current location: Wikipedia Commons; original held in collection (unidentified)
heraldic-symbol
Red Hand of Ulster — the heraldic symbol of the O'Neill clan and the wider Northern Uí Néill
Current location: Wikimedia Commons (SVG vector)
portrait
Niall of the Nine Hostages — founder of the Uí Néill dynasty, c. 4th-5th century AD
Current location: Wikimedia Commons
portrait
Sir William Petty (1623-1687) — cartographer of the Down Survey and creator of Hiberniae Delineatio (1685)
Current location: Wikimedia Commons