...  was a defeated and disheartened man when his son and heir, Oghie Oge, with fifty of his followers were banished to Sweden in October 1608 (of which, more later). In December 1610 Sir Toby Caulfield’s accounts show a payment to the children of Oghie Oge O’Hanlon, their father being still in Sweden.

In 1608 the Deputy Sir Arthur Chichester informed the government that he had compounded with Sir Oghie for his estates in Orior by an annuity of £80 a year for life, and a promise to pay his debts should they not exceed £300. Under the circumstances he had no option and so lost the lands that he and his ancestors had held for over a thousand years.

Sir Oghie O’Hanlon’s wife was a sister of the Earl of Tyrone (Hugh O’Neill) and a lady of strong will-power and very ill-disposed towards the English. It may well be that she encouraged their son Oghie Oge to marry Sir Cahir O’Dogherty’s sister. It was through his involvement with the abortive O’Dogherty rebellion of 1608 that he lost all, forfeited his succession to the lands of Orior and indeed lost his wife.

It was said she was with him when he had to flee, but later ..

‘.. was found alone by an Irish soldier who knew her not, stripped of her apparel and left in the woods .. where .. she died the next day of cold and famine, being but lately delivered of a child’.
 

Whatever the truth of that account, said to have happened about August 1608, we learn that on 26 May 1609 a general pardon was granted to
 

‘Margaret O Doghertie, wife of Oghie Oge O’Hanlon

Patrick McShane McOge O’Hanlon and to

Redmond McShane Oge O’Hanlon.