[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":6},["ShallowReactive",2],{"year-excerpts-1607":3},{"the-flight-of-the-earls":4,"flight-of-the-earls":5},"On September 4, 1607 (Old Style calendar), Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, and Rory O'Donnell, Earl of Tyrconnell, along with about ninety other Gaelic Irish nobles and their followers, sailed from Lough Swilly in County Donegal. This event, known as the Flight of the Earls, marked a pivotal moment in Irish history, signaling the end of Gaelic Ireland and paving the way for the Plantation of Ulster. The earls sought support in Catholic Europe against English rule, but never returned to Ireland. Their departure removed the last significant obstacles to English control over the entire island.","On September 14, 1607, Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, and Rory O'Donnell, Earl of Tyrconnell, along with their families and followers, departed from Rathmullan, County Donegal, for Catholic Europe. This event, known as the Flight of the Earls, marked a significant turning point in Irish history, symbolizing the end of Gaelic Ireland and paving the way for the Plantation of Ulster. The exact motivations for their departure remain a subject of historical debate, though it is widely believed they sought Spanish aid against the English Crown.",1789333834449]