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| Muircheartach Óg Ó Súilleabháin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1710 |
| Died | 1754 |
| Unit | Clare's Dragoons |
Muircheartach Óg Ó Súilleabháin (c. 1710 – 1754), was a soldier and smuggler.
Ó Súilleabháin was a native of the Beara Peninsula. He was serving as a soldier in Spain by 1739, and fought with the Clare's Dragoons at Fontenoy in 1745. He was a popular figure in local tradition down to recent times.
References
- "Mort Oge O’Sullivan, Captain of the Wild Geese", John O’Mahony, Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society, 1892.
- "Muircheartach Óg Ó Súilleabháin: Stair, Traidisiúin agus Marbhnaí", Pádraig A. Breatnach, Teamaí Taighde Nua-Ghaeilge, 1997
- "An Plaintéir agus an Gael díshealbhaithe", Roibeárd Ó hÚrdail, Saoi na hÉigse..., 2000