| Hugh Maguire Aodh Mag Uidhir | |
|---|---|
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| Lord of Fermanagh | |
| Reign | 1589-1600 |
| Predecessor | Cú Connacht Óg (died 1589) |
| Successor | Cú Connacht Óg (c. 1570–1608) |
| Born | Before 1570 Fermanagh, Ireland |
| Died | 18 February 1600 near Cork, Ireland |
| Consort | Margaret O'Neill, daughter of Hugh O'Neill |
| House | Maguire Dynasty |
| Father | Cú Connacht Óg Mag Uidhir |
| Mother | Nuala O'Donnell |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Hugh Maguire (Irish: Aodh Mag Uidhir;[1] before 1570[a] – 18 February 1600) was an Irish nobleman and military commander who served in the Nine Years' War. As Chief of the Maguire clan and Lord of Fermanagh, he was the first[3][4] of the Gaelic chiefs to openly rebel against Elizabeth I's conquest of Ireland.
In early 1593, the appointment of an English Sheriff of Fermanagh led to Maguire making the first strikes against the Crown's governance in Ireland.[5] These conflicts, including the Battle of Belleek and the Battle of the Ford of the Biscuits, were among the first of the Nine Years' War.
Maguire held command at the Battle of the Yellow Ford, which resulted in a crucial victory for the Irish confederacy. In 1600, he was shot by British officer Warham St Leger in a skirmish near Cork.
- ^ Inscriptions from Aghavea, Co. Fermanagh Clogher Record, Vol. IV, Nos. 1 and 2, pp. 95102
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Walsh 1930, p. 34.
- ^ Morgan 1993, p. 143.
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