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Ulster Rebellion

Type Event Region Ireland Time 1641–1642

On 23 October 1641, Irish Catholic nobles including Phelim O'Neill launched an armed uprising in Ulster, attacking Protestant Scottish and English co…

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  1. 1641Portadown · County ArmaghPhelim O'Neill, in the name of aiding the king against Parliament, launched an uprising near Portadown, attacking Protestant settlements and seizing several strongholds; the signal of revolt spread rapidly across Ulster.
  2. 1641–1642Ulster · UlsterThe uprising swept all of Ulster and spread to other provinces; many towns were besieged, and large numbers of Protestant colonists fled to Royalist strongholds such as Dublin, prompting a strong reaction from England and Scotland.
  3. 1642Kilkenny · LeinsterScattered local uprisings gradually coalesced; delegates from various places gathered at Kilkenny to prepare the founding of a Catholic confederation, and the Ulster Rebellion thus transitioned into the island-wide Irish Confederate Wars.

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