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End of the Desmond Rebellions (1583)

Type Event Region Europe Time 1583

In 1583 the second Desmond Rebellion ended in English victory; the Earl's death and confiscation of 300,000 acres laid the groundwork for the Munster…

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  1. 1583Munster, Ireland · MunsterAfter years of resistance, the followers of Earl Gerald Fitzgerald were greatly reduced; sustained English campaigns forced the rebel remnants into the mountains of County Kerry for guerrilla warfare. The main force was essentially broken and the uprising entered its final stage.
  2. 1583Glenageenty Valley, County Kerry · County KerryOn 11 November 1583, the fourteenth Earl of Desmond, Gerald Fitzgerald, was shot dead in the mountains of County Kerry by Owen Moriarty and others, and his head was afterwards sent to Dublin. The Earl's death marked the formal end of the four-year second Desmond Rebellion and also ended the Fitzgerald family's rule in Munster.
  3. 1583Munster, Ireland · MunsterThe English government in Dublin declared the confiscation of some 300,000 acres of the Earl of Desmond's family lands on charges of treason and abolished his title. These lands subsequently became the core assets of the Munster Plantation of 1586, and large numbers of English Protestant settlers moved into southern Ireland, completely reshaping local landholding and population structure.

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