Irish rebels who had taken refuge in Tory Island are massacred

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.4: Irish Writing and Culture, 400-present.
Vol. editors: Paul Delaney (Trinity College Dublin), Anne Markey (Dublin City University), Ian Campbell Ross (Trinity College Dublin), Sinéad Sturgeon (Queen's University Belfast)

Domains

Massacres, purges

Dates

Date of occurrence 1608-08

Places

Northern Ireland (Location)

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Irish rebels who had risen with Cahir O'Dogherty, and then taken refuge in Tory Island off the coast of County Donegal, are taken by surprise and massacred by Sir Henry Foliot.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Irish rebels who had taken refuge in Tory Island are massacred". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=15658, accessed 10 May 2024.]

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