1607 in Ireland explained

Events from the year 1607 in Ireland.

Incumbent

• Monarch

James I

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)
• 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)

Notes and References

1. Book: Williams, Hywel. Cassell's Chronology of World History. registration. London. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 2005. 0-304-35730-8. 241.
2. Book: Elliott, Marianne. Marianne Elliott (historian). The Catholics of Ulster: A History. registration. New York. Basic Books. 2001. 88.
3. Book: Stephenson, Charles. 'Servant to The King for His Fortifications': Paul Ive and The Practise of Fortification. 2008.