1607 in Ireland

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Events from the year 1607 in Ireland.

Events

• September 14 - Flight of the Earls: Hugh O'Neill, 2nd Earl of Tyrone and Rory O'Donnell, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell flee to Spain to avoid capture by the English crown.^[1]
• Plantation of Ulster, following the Flight of the Earls.
  • The Kingdom of East Breifne is disestablished and settled by English and Scottish colonists.
  • Sir Randall MacDonnell settles 300 Presbyterian Scots families on his land in Antrim.^[2]
  • Enniskillen Castle is taken by the English.
  • Lifford comes into the possession of Sir Richard Hansard.
• Construction of James's Fort, protecting Kinsale harbour, is completed to the design of Paul Ive.^[3]
• Construction of Prince Rupert's Tower, protecting Cork Harbour, is completed about this date.

Births

• March 20 - Lady Alice Boyle, later Alice Barry, Countess of Barrymore (d. 1667)^[4]
• Geoffrey Baron, scholar, lawyer and rebel (d. 1651)
• Approximate date - Sir George Hamilton, 1st Baronet, of Donalong (d. 1679)

Deaths

• Richard Netterville, lawyer and politician (b. c. 1540)
• Nicholas St Lawrence, 9th Baron Howth (b. c. 1550)

References

1. Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. p. 241. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
2. Elliott, Marianne (2001). The Catholics of Ulster: A History. New York: Basic Books. p. 88.
3. Stephenson, Charles. 'Servant to The King for His Fortifications': Paul Ive and The Practise of Fortification.
4. thePeerage.com - Person Page 11658