Imtheacht na nIarlaí

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Imtheacht na nIarlaí is the Irish-language name for the historic 1607 departure into exile of several leading Gaelic Irish earls, an event that marked the collapse of traditional Gaelic lordship in Ireland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish-language term
historical event
appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of Ireland
cause defeat of Gaelic lords in the Nine Years’ War
chronologicalFollowUp Plantation of Ulster
country Ireland
describedIn Irish historical tradition
early modern Irish annals
destination Rome
Spain
continental Europe
genre early modern Irish history
hasConsequence confiscation of Gaelic lands in Ulster
settlement of English and Scottish planters in Ulster
hasContext Nine Years’ War
linked to: Nine Years' War

Tudor conquest of Ireland
hasCulturalSignificance important theme in Irish nationalist historiography
symbol of the end of Gaelic Ireland
hasEffect end of the power of the Gaelic earls in Ulster
exile of leading Gaelic Irish aristocracy
increased English crown control over Ireland
hasEnglishName Flight of the Earls
hasInterpretation seen as voluntary exile to seek foreign support against English rule
viewed as a turning point between medieval and modern Ireland
hasParticipant Hugh O’Neill, Earl of Tyrone
Rory O’Donnell, Earl of Tyrconnell
other leading Gaelic Irish nobles
hasSubject Gaelic Irish earls
Gaelic lordship in Ulster
hasType noble migration
political exile
language Irish
location Ulster
partOf history of Ireland under the Stuarts
history of Ulster
pointInTime September 1607
refersTo Flight of the Earls
significance marked the collapse of traditional Gaelic lordship in Ireland
paved the way for the Plantation of Ulster
startTime 1607
temporalLocation early 17th century

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Flight of the Earls alsoKnownAs Imtheacht na nIarlaí