▁Henry ▁O ’ Ne ill , ▁second ▁el dest ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁ear l ▁of ▁T yr one , ▁as ▁colon el ▁of ▁Irish ▁inf antry ▁units ▁in ▁Fland ers , ▁the ▁O ' Ne ill ▁ter cio ▁in ▁ 1 6 0 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁Foundation ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁St ▁Anthony ▁of ▁Pad ua ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 0 6 , ▁the ▁Francis can ▁general ▁chapter ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁To led o ▁where ▁F la ith rí ▁Ó ▁Ma ol ch ona ire ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁minister - pro vin cial ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁fri ars ▁minor . ▁His ▁assim ilation ▁into ▁Cast ilian ▁life ▁and ▁the ▁contacts ▁he ▁made ▁were ▁of ▁considerable ▁benefit ▁to ▁his ▁con fr ères ▁and ▁success ors . ▁The ▁most ▁notable ▁act ▁of ▁his ▁ten ure ▁as ▁provincial ▁was ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁Irish ▁Francis can ▁college ▁at ▁Le u ven ▁in ▁the ▁H abs burg ▁Netherlands . ▁A ▁year ▁before ▁his ▁appointment , ▁Ó ▁Ma ol ch ona ire ▁began ▁his ▁efforts ▁in ▁earnest ▁with ▁an ▁appeal ▁to ▁the ▁Spanish ▁king . ▁The ▁loss ▁of ▁five ▁Francis can ▁houses ▁during ▁the ▁N ine ▁Years ' ▁War ▁made ▁a ▁new ▁foundation ▁essential . ▁In ▁response , ▁Philip ▁III ▁instruct ed ▁Arch du ke ▁Albert ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁perpet ual ▁grant ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁college ▁in ▁the ▁university ▁town ▁of ▁Le u ven . ▁Ó ▁Ma ol ch ona ire ’ s ▁part ▁in ▁found ing ▁the ▁college ▁clearly ▁influenced ▁the ▁Catholic ▁past