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Flight of the Earls

Flight of the Earls

Duration: 40 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Series giving an account of one of the most important episodes in Irish history. Presented by Antaine O Donnaile, the second programme of three looks at the military defeat and eventual surrender of the Irish leader Hugh O'Neill in 1603. O'Neill was reinstated to his lands, so why did he leave Ireland four years later? Show less

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