1607 in Ireland
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Events from the year 1607 in Ireland.
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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)