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The Flight of the Earls: The End of Gaelic Ireland
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the dramatic events of September 1607, when Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, and Rory O'Donnell, Earl of Tyrconnell, sailed from Rathmullan on Lough Swilly, never to return. They trace the complex web of plots, betrayals, and political pressure that led to the Flight of the Earls, and its devastating aftermath: the Ulster Plantation, which transformed Ireland's demographic and political landscape. The conversation unpacks the personal motivations of the earls, the role of their Spanish allies, and the legacy of this moment in Irish memory…
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