Prince of Ulster or Arch-Traitor? The Self Fashioning of Hugh O'Neill

Authors

  • Eoin O‘Neill Instituto Universitário de Pesquisas do Rio de Janeiro
  • Irene Portela Instituto Universitário de Pesquisas do Rio de Janeiro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2595-8127.v2i1p87-96

Abstract

Although in England the Elizabethan era is regarded as a golden age, the same period in Ireland has a much darker and murkier appear-ance. The aim of this paper is to try to somewhat illuminate this period by looking at the Hugh O'Neill, the dominant Irish figure in the last decades ofElizabeth's reign, leader of the Gaelic forces in the Nine Years War Rather than trying to minutely analyse O'Neill's life, we intend to use the concepts of 'self fashioning and 'the flexibility of the self' to see if they can aid to unravel the puzzle of Elizabethan Ireland.

Author Biographies

  • Eoin O‘Neill, Instituto Universitário de Pesquisas do Rio de Janeiro

    EOIN O'NEILL is studying for a Ph.D. in Sociology at IUPERJ (Rio de Janeiro). His research is concerned with Hugh O'Neill, the Nine Years War and the formation of the Irish State. He obtained a Masters degree in Sociology from IUPERJ with a thesis entitled "Some Aspects of the Relationship between State, Welfare State and Class in Contemporary Irish Society."

  • Irene Portela, Instituto Universitário de Pesquisas do Rio de Janeiro

    IRENE PORTELA is currently concluding her Ph.D. in Politics at IUPERJ (Rio de Janeiro). The title of her thesis is " A Pretexto da Irlanda: Reflexões sobre sujeito nacional, multiplicidade e democracia." She has a Masters degree in Social Anthropology from PPGAS/MN/UFRJ, with a dissertation entitled "Dos Brasileiros, da Civilização e de Africa: Um estudo antropológico da identidade nacional portuguesa na segunda metade do século XIX."

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Published

2000-06-01

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2000): ABEI Journal 2

Section

Travel Writing

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Copyright (c) 2000 Eoin O‘Neill, Irene Portela

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How to Cite

O‘Neill, E., & Portela, I. (2000). Prince of Ulster or Arch-Traitor? The Self Fashioning of Hugh O’Neill. ABEI Journal, 2(1), 87-96. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2595-8127.v2i1p87-96