Four of the most important events in the history of Ireland took place in the northern counties between 1594 and 1611. The first nine years involved the armies of the Earls of Ulster, which was the last bastion of the Irish Gaels, fighting a bloody battle against the English in which thousands of Irishmen lost their lives. Hamilton and Montgomery then did a few deals and divided Counties Antrim and Down between them and set up home along with large numbers of followers from Scotland. Two hundred freeholders were also given their lands in 1606. Hugh O'Neill, the Earl of Tyrone and Rory O'Donnell who had accepted the title of Earl of Tyrconnell in 1603, left Ireland in 1607 and in 1611 the remaining six counties in Ulster ... Cavan, Donegal (Tyrconnell), Armagh, Fermanagh, Londonderry (Coleraine) and Tyrone -
were divided into precincts and then subdivided into large, middle and small proportions to be given to 'servitors' (army commanders and the King's servants), 'undertakers' (men of property who undertook to bring over Protestant British families), and 'deserving Irish' (those who had changed sides in time during the Earls' rebellion). Twelve of the London Companies (later known as
"The Honourable The Irish Society" were given a large part of land ...
1594 - 1603 Nine Year War 1606 Hamilton and Montgomery 1607 The Flight of the Earls1611 The Plantation of Ulster ... Gordon Lucy of the Ulster Society gives a talk about the Plantation
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=QkVQ0Vvw8Pc&feature=related Video no longer available: This video has been removed due to terms of use violation. 2008 St Patrick's Day was celebrated at Andermatt. The event was a commemoration of the voyage of the Earls through Switzerland and their crossing of the Alps.
www.flightoftheearls.ch/andermatt.html
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