The Flight of the Earls took place on 14 September 1607, when Irish earls Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, and Rory O'Donnell, Earl of Tyrconnell, permanently departed Rathmullan in Ireland for Catholic
The recently-crowned James I of England granted the earls generous peace terms.
The Somerset House Conference, 1604 depicts the Anglo-Spanish peace negotiations resulting in the Treaty of London. The Count of Villamediana is on the left, second from the window. Baron Mountjoy is on the right, third from the window.
Lord Deputy Arthur Chichester's animosity towards the Gaelic lords, particularly Tyrone, was a major contributing factor to the Flight.
Bishop George Montgomery encouraged O'Cahan to renew his lawsuit against his father-in-law Tyrone and to leave his wife.
The Plantation of Ulster was the organised colonisation of the Irish province of Ulster by people from Great Britain in the early 17th century, during the reign of King James I. Most of it was on conf
Flight of the Earls
…to symbolise the end of Gaelic Irish society. The earls' lands were later escheated and settled by Protestants from Great Britain as part of the Plantation of Ulster. Both earls fought against the Crown in the Nine Years' War (1593–1603), which ended with their surrender. The newly crowned James VI and I granted the…
Percentage of Catholics in each electoral division in Ulster. Based on census figures from 2001 (UK) and 2006 (ROI). 0–10% dark orange, 10–30% mid orange, 30–50% light orange, 50–70% light green, 70–90% mid green, 90–100% dark green
Ireland Protestants 1861–2011 (The (dark) blue areas include other non-Catholics and non-religious).