The Flight of the Earls - Dr Hiram Morgan

The Flight of the Earls: Dr. Hiram Morgan, University College Cork, Director of CELT, speaks about a very significant event in Irish history, The Flight of the Earls. He describes the events that led to the decision of the Earls, their families and followers to leave Ireland in 1607, the way in which the journey of the Noble 99 goes awry, the thwarted attempt of this party of noble Irish emigrants in 1608 to reach Spain, and the consequences of the exile of the Earls in Rome.