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Flight of the Earls - 50th Anniversary Fundraising Journey

2010-03-03

The 2010 Flight of the Earls Walk with Donncha O’Dulaing is an epic journey across six countries; Ireland, France, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and Italy.

The walk follows the journey of Hugh O’Neill, Earl of Tyrone, Rory O’Donnell, Earl of Tyrconnell, The Maguires of Fermanagh, and dozens of elite soldiers and scholars who, on the 14th September 1607, left from Donegal to find refuge in Europe and seek assistance for their cause in Ireland. This historic episode became known as ‘The Flight of the Earls’ and marked the end of an ancient Irish order that had survived over 1000 years and made way for the Plantation of Ulster.

The walk, led by Donncha O’Dulaing marks 50 years of the Irish Wheelchair Association and allows us as a group of 99 people to raise funds by coming together on this historic trek across Europe. The programme for ‘The Flight of the Earls’ is divided into two segments – The Irish Walks and the European Tour.

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