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	Flight of the Earls - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This journey, the Flight of the Earls, is a watershed marking the destruction of Ireland's ancient Gaelic aristocracy and paved the way for the Plantation of Ulster.
		There is a permanent exhibition dedicated to the Flight of the Earls and the subsequent Plantation in Draperstown in Northern Ireland and at the "Flight of the Earls Centre" in the Martello Tower at Rathmullan.
		Flight Of The Earls Commemoration (1607 - 2007)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flight_of_the_Earls (246 words)

	The Flight Of The Earls.Net - By Dr. John McCavitt FRHistS
		The 400th anniversary of the Flight of the Earls in 2007 is rapidly approaching.
		Included also are rubbings (and translations) of the tombstones in Rome of the earl of Tyrconnell and Hugh O’Neill, baron of Dungannon, son of the earl of Tyrone.
		Overall, the story of the Flight of the Earls is a tale of epic proportions, an enthralling and momentous episode in the history of Ireland and the wider world that has lost none of its drama and appeal in the passage of time.
	www.theflightoftheearls.net /index.html (784 words)

	Flight of the Earls Centre, County Donegal
		Their flight into exile saw the end of the old Gaelic order in Ireland and within two years the plantation of Ulster began.
		The story of the earls is dramatically told in the centre at Rathmullan using models, artefacts, extracts from literature and stained glass.
		Flight of a different kind is illustrated at Ramelton Heritage Centre, where Francis Makemie was born in 1658; he emigrated in 1683 and founded the American Presbyterian church.
	www.irelandseye.com /aarticles/travel/attractions/museums/flt_earl.shtm (238 words)

	The Flight of the Earls
		Even the designation of the earls’ departure as a ‘flight’ has been contested, though the fact that the earls left in such a hurry that the earl of Tyrone’s young son, Con, was left behind, while the earl of Tyrconnell departed without his pregnant young wife, should dispel lingering doubts in this regard.
		Why the northern earls took flight has also been a matter of considerable debate, leading to accusations by hostile commentators that the earls were up to their necks in treason while their apologists portray them as offended innocents, badgered into departing their homeland in fear of their lives.
		Thus, the Flight of the Earls, followed so soon afterwards by O’Doherty’s revolt, propelled the English government, led by James I, into launching the plantation of Ulster.
	www.theflightoftheearls.net /Overview1.htm (1130 words)

	The Celtic Connection - Features \| Health (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		This event has become known as “the Flight of the Earls,” and now local authorities on both sides of the border are preparing to mark the 400th anniversary.
		Overall, the story of the Flight of the Earls is a tale of epic proportions, an enthralling and momentous episode in the history of Ireland that has lost none of its drama and appeal in the passage of time.
		The Flight of the Earls Heritage Centre is located in an old battery fort located in the village of Rathmullan overlooking Lough Swilly in County Donegal.
	www.celtic-connection.com /features/feat2005_09_03_hist.html (510 words)

	Flight Of The Earls
		On board were Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, and Rory O'Donnell, Earl of Tyrconnell, together with more than ninety of their family and followers.
		In 1587 he was recognised as Earl of Tyrone, and was granted extensive territory under the Crown.
		When the flight of the earls denuded Ulster of its Gaelic aristocracy in 1607, the government took the opportunity to confiscate six of the nine Ulster counties.
	www.irelandseye.com /aarticles/history/events/dates/earls.shtm (662 words)

	The Flight of the Earls - Irish Culture
		An event shrouded in controversy, the Flight is typically characterised as mysterious, enigmatic to the point of defying explanation.
		Even the term, "the Flight of the Earls," conjuring up notions of a precipitate, tragic, perilous escapade tinged with romance and despair, has been the subject of dispute, with some commentators questioning the historical accuracy of terming the departure of the northern earls from Ireland as a 'Flight' at all.
		Protestant settlers in Ulster, fearing for their future in the event of the oft-touted return of the earls to reclaim their lands by force, soon developed a siege mentality, surrounded as they were by a hostile indigenous population.
	www.bellaonline.com /ArticlesP/art28408.asp (777 words)

	The Flight of the Earls - Donegal County Council (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Flight of the Earls - Donegal County Council
		The Flight of the Earls / Imeacht na nIarlaÃ 1607 â“ 2007
		The potential of the upcoming commemoration in terms of developing cultural tourism must not be overlooked nor should the historical signifigance of the Flight Of the Earls be understated.
	www.donegalcoco.ie /flightofearls.htm (261 words)

	BBC - History - Wars and Conflicts - Plantation of Ulster - Engish and Scottish Planters - Flight of the Earls
		This event has become known as ‘The Flight of the Earls’ and is widely regarded as one of the most enigmatic events in Irish history, virtually defying explanation.
		Symptomatic once again of the intrigue that swirled around the flight both at the time and ever since is the continuing fascination with the identities of the ‘noble shipload’ of 99 people that departed Lough Swilly, the so-called cream of Gaelic society.
		Their anger fuelled by resentment at the manner in which the royal authorities in Ireland were mounting legal challenges to their territories, the northern Earls became ever deeper embroiled in treason, seeking and ultimately obtaining a Spanish pension in return for treasonable promises.
	www.bbc.co.uk /history/british/plantation/planters/es02.shtml (709 words)

	The Flight of the Earls
		George Hill, The flight of the earls: or, The earls' own account of the causes which compelled them to leave Ulster in the autumn of 1607, with illustrations drawn from state papers.
		Micheline Kerney Walsh, Hugh O'Neill and the flight of the earls, (Rathmullen 1991).
		A great respected earl, one of the most excellent soldiers in the world in his time also, as his victory and fortune in battle and good luck showed clearly and evidently to Christendom, Count de Fuentes by name, was chief-governor and representative of the king of Spain over that city and over all Lombardy.
	www.ucc.ie /celt/published/T100070.html (21793 words)

	The Flight Of The Earls.Net - By Dr. John McCavitt FRHistS
		Paperback edition of "The Flight of the Earls" available for purchase from June 21st 2005.
		Flight of the earls in story and song, as well as a music and song only CD, (see right).
		An audio book entitled 'The Flight of the Earls in Story and Song' has also been recorded.
	www.theflightoftheearls.net (784 words)

	©Donegal County.com & Dún-na-nGall.com - Flight Of The Earls 1607 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Flight Of The Earls 1607 / Teitheadh na nIarlaí 1607
		This exodus became known as the Flight of the Earls or 'the Flight of the Wild Geese' afterwhich the Plantation of Ulster succeeded.
		Tugadh "Teiteadh na nIarlaí" ("The Flight of The Earls") nó "Teiteadh na nGéanna Fiaine" ("The Flight of The Wild Geese") ar an ecsodus seo.
	www.dun-na-ngall.com /earls.html (564 words)

	Irish Historical Mysteries: The Flight of the Earls
		The Flight abroad in 1607 of the Earls of Tyrone and Tyrconnell and their followers is generally reckoned to mark the end of Gaelic Ireland as a distinct political system.
		Yet he concludes that O'Neill's flight abroad was a misjudgment, as the English might not in fact have moved against him.
		No doubt there will be further re-examinations of the Flight of the Earls, with sympathetic Nationalist accounts claiming a tactical temporary retreat in the face of intolerable persecution, and hostile Revisionist and Unionist accounts claiming a precipitate flight arising from fear that treasonable plotting was about to be discovered.
	homepage.eircom.net /~seanjmurphy/irhismys/earls.htm (1911 words)

	The Flight of the Earls / Imeacht na nIarlaí 1607 â“ 2007 - Donegal County Council (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Flight of the Earls / Imeacht na nIarlaí 1607 â“ 2007 - Donegal County Council
		This is the first official launch to give the public an indication of the wide-range of events that will be taking place throughout Donegal and beyond to commemorate the 4th Centenary of the Flight of the Earls.
		Continuing their dedication to community involvement in the Flight of the Earls project, Donegal County Council offered the 3rd year graphic design class of the LYIT the opportunity to design the logo for the landmark commemorations.
	www.donegalcoco.ie /council/press/May+06/flightofearls (515 words)

	Flight of the Wild Geese - Knowledge Base, HouseofNames.com
		The exodus began at the end of the Elizabethan wars, which were a series of revolts that began in 1569, and ended with the defeat of the Irish rebels at Kinsale in 1602.
		The bitter loss was followed by the Flight of the Earls in 1607, in which the outlawed rebel leaders, Hugh O'Neill, the Earl of Tyrone, and Hugh Roe O'Donnell, the Earl of Tyrconnell, fled to France with 99 other influential Irishmen of Ulster.
		As such, the 'Flight of the Wild Geese' represents one of the most massive migrations in the history of Ireland.
	www.houseofnames.com /xq/asp/sId./kbId.69/qx/knowledgebase.htm (657 words)

	The Epoch Times \| Flight of the Earl's Anniversary Commemorations Launched
		Commemorations of the fourth centenary of the Flight of the Earls were launched last Tuesday in Co. Donegal, signalling the beginning of a major initiative to remember the event.
		A major outdoor arts event based around the Flight of the Earls is proposed for Rathmullen with community groups, schools and local artists working together on the production and performance of a commemorative event.
		The Flight of the Earls occurred on the 14th September in 1607, when Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone and Rory O'Donnell, earl of Tír Conaill together with almost 100 other members of Donegal clans boarded a ship on Lough Swilly bound for the continent - never to return.
	www.theepochtimes.com /news/6-2-16/38470.html (458 words)

	Ireland North West - Things to Do Individual Search Result (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In 1607 the Earls of Ulster departed Ireland from Rathmullan in an event known as 'The Flight of the Earls'.
		The Flight of the Earls Heritage Centre overlooks the very shore from where the Earls left Ireland for good.
		It is a lively, informative and interesting display of the life and times of the Earls and the aftermath of their Flight.
	www.irelandnorthwest.ie /individual_results.asp?sID=13172 (197 words)

	Letterkenny Chamber, Donegal, Ireland
		Flight of the Earls / Imeacht na nIarlaí 1607-2007
		A fascinating era in Irish history - the Flight of the Earls in 1607 - will provide the focus for the new Regional Cultural Centre in Letterkenny.
		You can download the Flight of the Earls 2007 Programme (PDF 92KB) here.
	www.letterkennychamber.com /flight_earls.htm (85 words)

	Irish Rebellion of 1641 - In Relation To Caldwell
		Owen Roe was a nephew of Hugh O’Neill, ‘Earl of Tyrone’, who fled after the Nine Years War in what has become known as, "The Flight of the Earls".
		Owen Roe was a young man at the time of the Flight of the Earls and had fought in that last disastrous fight at Kinsale.
		Owen had fled with the Earls and later won distinction as a military commander in the Spanish Netherlands.
	caldwellgenealogy.com /stories/irishrebellion1641-3.html (411 words)

	W3Perl - Histoire - Irlande - Flight of the earls (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Their ship was bound for Spain, but fierce storms forced them to disembark in France in early October.
		In 1587 he was recognised as Earl of Tyrone, and was granted extensive territory under the Crown. A year later, however, he ignored a government order to execute survivors of the Spanish armada who landed in Ireland, and in Dublin there were increasing doubts about O'Neill's loyalty.
		O'Neill was allowed to keep 600 men in arms at the Queen's expense, and by regularly changing them he was able to train a substantial army.
	www.w3perl.com /www/histoire/irlande/earls.html (627 words)

	Flight of the Earls Commemoration (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Flight of the Earls / Imeacht na nIarlaí 1607 - 2007
		Momentum is beginning to build as plans are underway for the 4th Centenary commemoration of the Flight of the Earls (Portnamurray, Rathmullan) in 2007.
		The Flight of the Earls signifies the end of an era - the end of the Gaelic Order and Brehon Law - and the beginning of a new order with the advent of the Plantation of Ulster.
	home.att.net /~tisnancy/fote.html (307 words)

	The Plantation of Ulster
		The Plantation of Ulster happened in 1611,after the flight of Earls in which the main Ulster Gaelic chiefs, the O’Neills and O’Donnells fled to the continent.
		The Gaelic Irish were confronted by alien planters adhering to a variety of Protestantism far distant from their own Catholicism: in Ulster, in particular, the uncompromising spirit of the Counter-Reformation faced the inflexible determination of the Presbyterian and Puritan settlers.
		The Elizabethan conquest, the Flight of the Earls and the Ulster Plantation occurred at a time of intense religious division in Europe.
	www.mccaskie.org.uk /Plantation.htm (668 words)

	The Flight of the Earls
		It had been most unfortunate from the Irish point of view that the expedition had arrived so far south where the Irish cause was weak instead of in Ulster where the Irish cause was strong.
		Accompanied by Thomas Roe, the son of the Earl of Desmond, he eventually met up with O’Donnell’s men and, despite their weariness, the entire Irish force was in high spirits.
		The disaster of Kinsale changed the entire course of Irish history for all time, as, with the ‘Flight of the Earls’ Gaelic Ireland was dead.
	www.hoganstand.com /general/identity/stories/earls.htm (1603 words)

	April 2003 Minutes
		O Cianáin’s narrative has none of the gloom of other Gaelic poems, and his earls seem to be more on a grand tour—albeit one taken in dangerous times—then flying in exile.
		The silence is not due to the fact that everyone knows what precipitated the flight, but rather to short circuit any in-depth discussion of the matter.
		Although this text did serve as a chronicle of the earls’ travels through Europe on their way to Rome, its purpose was greater than that.
	www.columbia.edu /cu/seminars/IrishStudies/Apr_2003_minutes.html (1355 words)

	The Flight of the Earls and the End of Mediaeval Ireland
		For Tyrone and the old chiefs there was no more a place in Ireland, and means were certain to be found to oblige the surrender of their ancestral lands to strangers.
		From Louvain the two Earls had drawn up and forwarded to King James a full and dignified statement of the grievances for which they were obliged to leave their native land; these fully explain the causes of their flight.
		Tyrone happily did not live to hear the fate of his young son Brian, who was mysteriously and foully murdered in Brussels in 1617; but the babe left behind in his flight had fallen into Chichester's hands, and anxiety for its safety must often have weighed heavily upon him.
	www.libraryireland.com /HullHistory/Earls1.php (2242 words)

	Flight of the Earls/ Imeacht na nIarlaí.
		The Flight of the Earls in 1607 was a pivotal event in Irish history.
		On 12 September 2007, Hugh O Neill, Earl of Tyrone, Rory O Donnell, Earl of Tyrconnell, and more than ninety of the leading people of Ulster sailed from Rathmullan, County Donegal, to seek military help in Spain.
		The Donegal Flight of the Earls Commemoration Committee, the Rathmullan Heritage Centre Committee and the Donegal Historical Society have come together, as a group, to organize a series of events.
	www.sweeneydoeclan.com /id43.htm (1112 words)

	Workspace the Business- Plantation of Ulster Visitor Centre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The story of the Plantation of Ulster is one of great conflict and changes, a landmark in the history of the British Isles.
		The Flight of the Earls Experience features live action, animated and educational displays.
		The Ulster Plantation Centre, at the foot of the Sperrin Mountains, is a purpose built interpretive Centre set in Draperstown, a fine example of a Plantation town.
	www.workspace.org.uk /plantation.htm (244 words)

	Donegal Studies - History of Donegal- Flight of the Earls (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Dublin Castle and its local representatives, such as Sir Henry Docwra in Derry, engaged in political as well as military means to further their objectives.
		This was the so called ‘Flight of the Earls’.
		In truth the power of these chieftins had been broken, even before Kinsale, and thier ability to provide leadership and a measure of prosperity for their people had gone before then.
	www.donegallibrary.ie /memory/earls.htm (582 words)

	Irish Families Web Edition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		After the flight of these earls, the English sponsored Scottish Presbyterians to settle the area.
		The center depicts life before and after the flight of the earls.
		Wax models of O'Neill and O'Donnell in the dress of the day, along with artwork, literature and audio visual presentation are among the points of interest here.
	www.irishroots.com /webedition/jan02.htm (412 words)

	local history
		Rathmullan will always be know as the location from which the FLIGHT OF THE EARLS took place in the year 1607.
		The Coastguard Station was built as a barracks to house the men who manned the Martello Towers.
		The building was inhabited by the Knox family until the end of the century, after which it became derelict.
	homepage.eircom.net /~rathmullanns/localhistory.htm (494 words)

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