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The single document that erased two centuries of family land

A 16th‑century Irish lord loses his family's two‑century land claim after a single document. What would you do to keep your ancestral home?

The single document that erased two centuries of family land

This episode explores the story of Sir Brian McPhelim Bacagh O'Neill, an Irish lord caught between powerful forces in 16th-century Ireland. It examines the choices he made to protect his family's land and the consequences of those decisions.

Person: Sir Brian McPhelim Bacagh O'Neill

Date: November 1574

Location: Clandeboye, northeast Ireland

Period: 16th Century

Event: English Crown claims…

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