Ireland

Hugh O'Neill's principal vassal, Donnell Ballagh O'Cahan, submits to Henry Docwra

Donnell Ballagh O’Cahan (died 1627) was an Irish landowner in Ulster.

Aguila surrenders Kinsale to Mountjoy

“Aguila surrenders Kinsale to Mountjoy” took place during the Nine Years’ War in Ireland, specifically during the Battle of Kinsale in 1601.

Hugh O'Neill, 2nd earl of Tyrone, defeated at Kinsale

Hugh O’Neill, 2nd earl of Tyrone, byname the “Great Earl”, (born c. 1550 — died July 20, 1616, Rome, Papal States Italy),

Red Hugh O'Donnell leaves Ireland for Spain; Hugh O'Neill withdraws to Ulster

Hugh O’Neill (c. 1550 – 20 July 1616) was an Irish Gaelic lord, Earl of Tyrone (known as the Great Earl) and was later created The Ó Néill Mór, Chief of the Name.

A Spanish army under Don Juan del Aguila, landed at Kinsale

A Spanish army under Don Juan del Águila, which had landed at Kinsale on 21 September 1601, is besieged by Lord Mountjoy on this date. The Spanish landing was part of a broader effort by King Philip III of Spain to support Irish resistance against English rule during the Nine Years’ War. Del Águila’s force of about 3,000 soldiers had come to assist the Irish chieftains Hugh O’Neill and Hugh Roe O’Donnell. However, instead of marching inland, the Spanish remained fortified in Kinsale, awaiting reinforcements. In response, Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy, the English Lord Deputy of Ireland, led a large English army to lay siege to the town. The siege of Kinsale marked a turning point in the war. Despite attempts by O’Neill and O’Donnell to relieve the siege, the allied Irish and Spanish forces suffered a decisive defeat in December. This loss effectively ended organized Irish resistance to English rule, and the war concluded soon after in 1603 with the submission of Hugh O’Neill.

Battle of Kinsale

A Spanish army under Don Juan del Aguila lands at Kinsale

ONeill engages Mountjoys forces in the Battle of Moyry Pass

Robert Grave, Church of Ireland Bishop of Ferns and Leighlin, and his family drown in Dublin Bay on their way home to Wexford by sea

Queen Elizabeth to quell the rumblings of discontent in Ulster

Sir Henry Docwra Lands at Culmore 1600 Culmore, near Derry, Ulster