The Flight of the Earls (Irish: Imeacht na nIarlaí / Teitheadh na nIarlaí) took place on 14 September 1607, when Hugh Ó Neill of Tír Eóghain, Rory Ó Donnell of Tír Chonaill and about ninety followers left Ireland for mainland Europe.
Read more about Flight Of The Earls: Background To The Exile, End of The Old Gaelic Order, The Journey, The Attainders, Change in Spanish Policy, Commemoration On The 400th Anniversary
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