ceathair deag Mean Fomhair, De' Mairt(14 September, Tuesday) or in Manx, kiare-jeig Mean Fouyir, Jemayrt In 1607 the Flight of the Earls from Ireland occurred. This was a major event in the confiscation of Ulster by the English. O'Neil and O'Donnell were indicted , sadly by fellow Irishmen. O'Doherty was slain and the once and long strong north fell to the English and the Plantation proceeded. The Troubles of course continue down to this day. In 1994 mass protests were held in brittany against brutal police sweeps of the Breton nationalists. Submitted by John Laughland