Flight of the Earls from Lough Swilly, Donegal, Ireland.

Flight of the Earls

On 14 September [O.S. 4 September] 1607, Irish earls Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, and Rory O'Donnell, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell, permanently departed Rathmullan in Ireland for mainland Europe, accompanied by their extended families, retinue, followers and fellow nobility,…

Ireland

Island in the North Atlantic Ocean

Ireland is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel.…

September 14

Day of the year

September 14 is the 257th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 108 days remain until the end of the year.