Colonel Turlough MacHenry O’Neill of the Fews' Regiment of Foot

Irish Catholic Confederation regiment of foot fighting at Benburb

• Raised in County Armagh

• June: Battle of Benburb

• April: Mustered with the Munster army at Polmonnty

• January: Mustered at Clonmel
• April to May: Besieged at Clonmel

Appear in the Munster army in 1649, unless there was another Turlough MacHenry O'Neill

Equipped with pikes and muskets in 1649-50, still including a few calivers in 1649 at least.

Mustered April 1649¹⁾.

• Captaine Art O'Donnell's company: captaine, lieutenant, ensigne, 25 shot and calivers unfixed not fit for service, 25 pikes not fit for service. In all : 50.
• Captaine Murphye's company : captaine, lieutenant, ensigne, 2 serjeants, 16 musketts and calivers, 30 pikes. In all : 48.
• Major Phelim O'Neill's company : lieutenant, ensigne, 2 sarjeants, 36 muskets, 15 pikes. In all : 53.
• Captaine Owen O'Hanraghty his company: captaine, lieutenant ensigne, 2 serjeants, 16 musketts, 18 pikes. In all 36
• Captaine Towell MeDonnell's company : captain, lieutenant, ensigne, 2 serjeante, 27 musketts, 30 pikes. In all : 59.
• Captaine Rory McDonnell's company: captaine, lieutenant, ensigne, 2 serjeants, 30 musketts, 34 pikes. In all : 67.

The whole number, 300.

Mustered at Clonmel, 3 January 1650 (Ormonde Archives, Kilkenny Castle 1):

• Captain Edmond mc Ardles company, consistinge of Captain, Lieutenant, Ensigne, 2 Sargents, one Drume, 3 Corporalls, 16 musketteers, 2 pick[men], 2 unarmed, present ; 6 absent in by garrisons, 2 sick, by the chaplins certificat, and 2 guardinge of beeues for the garrisons use.
• Captain Roger mc Donells company, consisting of Captain, Lieutenant, present; one Ensigne, sick in garrisone ; two sargents present; 3 corporalls, 16 musketteers, and 21 pickmen present; 4 sick, one unarmed, and 8 absent, whereof 7 in by garrisons and one guardinge of beeues for the said garrison.
• Captain Edmond OHanlons company, consisting of Captain, Lieutenant, Ensigne, one Sargent, 2 corporalls, 15 musketteers, 11 pick[men] present; 2 sick, by certificat from the Chapline, and one Sargent with 4 souldiours in by garrisons, and 3 souldiours after muster produced by the Captain upon reputacion.
• Captain Twoell mc Donells company, consisting of Captain, Ensigne, 2 Sargents, 3 Corporalls, 14 Musketteers, 11 pick[men], and 2 unarmed, present ; 4 sicke and the Lieutenant with 9 souldiours in by garrisons and with the Captains horses 2 absent.
• Captain Fardorcho OHanlons company, consistinge of Captain, Lieutenant, 2 Sargents, 3 Corporalls, 8 Musketteers, and 17 pick[men] , present ; 5 souldiours in castles abroade, 2 wounded, one absent; the Ensigne and 4 souldiours sick in the quarters.
• Captain Art mc Donells company, consisting of Captain, Ensigne, sicke ; 2 Sargents, 2 Corporalls, 7 Musketteers, and 14 pick[men] present ; the Lieutenant, one Corporall, and 4 souldiours, in a castle abroade, and 4 souldiours sicke, by certificat from the Chapline.
• Captaine Donell O'Neills company, consisting of Captain, Lieutenant. Ensigne, 2 Sargents, 3 Corporalls, 13 musketteers, and 13 pick[men], present; 5 souldiours in by garrisons, 2 sick by certificat as aboue said.
• Captain Breyne O'Neills company, consisting of Captain, Lieutenant, 2 Sargents, one Corporall, 17 Musketteers, and 4 pick[men], present; 3 souldiours in by garrisons, two imployed to guard the Collonells baggadge, one Corporall and 5 souldiours by the Captain sent to Kilkenny for armes, the Ensigne and 2 souldiours sicke by certificat.
• Captain Owene OHanraties company, consisting of Captain, Lieutenant, Ensigne, 2 Sargents, 3 Corporalls, 9 Musketteers, 10 Pick[men], present; 3 sick by certificat, 4 souldiours in by garrisons, and 2 guardinge of the Collonells baggadge.

The whole number, 380.

• Regimental Chaplin Fr. Dermot McTrenlamee (Anglicized 'Armstrong')
• Quarter-master Murtagh McCann
• Adjutant Brian Coyle
• Surgeon Art McCormack