Nine Years' War in Ireland
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The Nine Years' War in Ireland was a major late 16th-century conflict in which Gaelic Irish chieftains, led by Hugh O’Neill and allies, fought against English rule, culminating in the collapse of traditional Gaelic power and paving the way for intensified Tudor and later Stuart control over Ireland.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nine Years' War (Ireland) | 6 |
| Nine Years' War in Ireland canonical | 2 |
| Anglo-Irish wars | 1 |
| Irish Nine Years' War | 1 |
| Irish campaign of the Nine Years' War | 1 |
| Irish theatre of the Nine Years' War | 1 |
| Nine Years War in Munster | 1 |
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Target entity: Nine Years' War in Ireland Context triple: [Tudor dynasty, significantEvent, Nine Years' War in Ireland]
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Irish Confederate Wars
The Irish Confederate Wars were a series of interconnected conflicts in 17th-century Ireland involving Irish Catholic Confederates, English Royalists, and Parliamentarians, forming the Irish theater of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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Williamite War in Ireland
The Williamite War in Ireland was a late 17th-century conflict between supporters of the deposed Catholic King James II and the Protestant King William III that decisively shaped Ireland’s political and religious landscape.
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Irish Rebellion of 1641
The Irish Rebellion of 1641 was a major uprising by Irish Catholics against English and Protestant rule that sparked widespread violence and helped trigger the broader Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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D.
Nine Years' War
The Nine Years' War was a major late 17th-century conflict in which a European coalition fought to check the expansionist ambitions of Louis XIV’s France.
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E.
Battle of the Boyne
The Battle of the Boyne was a pivotal 1690 clash in Ireland between the forces of the deposed Catholic King James II and the Protestant King William III, which helped secure Protestant ascendancy in Ireland and the British Isles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Nine Years' War in Ireland Target entity description: The Nine Years' War in Ireland was a major late 16th-century conflict in which Gaelic Irish chieftains, led by Hugh O’Neill and allies, fought against English rule, culminating in the collapse of traditional Gaelic power and paving the way for intensified Tudor and later Stuart control over Ireland.
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A.
Irish Confederate Wars
The Irish Confederate Wars were a series of interconnected conflicts in 17th-century Ireland involving Irish Catholic Confederates, English Royalists, and Parliamentarians, forming the Irish theater of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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B.
Williamite War in Ireland
The Williamite War in Ireland was a late 17th-century conflict between supporters of the deposed Catholic King James II and the Protestant King William III that decisively shaped Ireland’s political and religious landscape.
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C.
Irish Rebellion of 1641
The Irish Rebellion of 1641 was a major uprising by Irish Catholics against English and Protestant rule that sparked widespread violence and helped trigger the broader Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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D.
Nine Years' War
The Nine Years' War was a major late 17th-century conflict in which a European coalition fought to check the expansionist ambitions of Louis XIV’s France.
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E.
Battle of the Boyne
The Battle of the Boyne was a pivotal 1690 clash in Ireland between the forces of the deposed Catholic King James II and the Protestant King William III, which helped secure Protestant ascendancy in Ireland and the British Isles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish history event
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early modern conflict ⓘ war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Nine Years' War in Ireland
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surface form:
Irish Nine Years' War
Tyrone's Rebellion ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Aodh Mag Uidhir (Hugh Maguire)
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English Crown forces in Ireland ⓘ Gaelic Irish chieftains ⓘ Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone ⓘ Hugh Roe O'Donnell ⓘ Irish Catholic Confederation ⓘ
surface form:
Irish Confederates of Ulster
Kingdom of England ⓘ Old English loyalists in Ireland ⓘ |
| cause |
encroachment on Gaelic lordships and traditional landholding
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imposition of English common law and administration in Ulster ⓘ religious tensions between Catholic Irish and Protestant English authorities ⓘ resistance to English rule in Ireland ⓘ |
| commander |
Aodh Ruadh Ó Domhnaill
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Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy ⓘ Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone ⓘ Hugh Roe O'Donnell ⓘ Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex ⓘ Sir George Carew ⓘ Sir Henry Bagenal ⓘ |
| conflictType | Gaelic Irish rebellion against English rule ⓘ |
| consequence |
Flight of the Earls in 1607
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consolidation of Tudor control over Ireland ⓘ increased English and later Stuart authority in Ireland ⓘ paving the way for the Plantation of Ulster ⓘ |
| endDate | 1603 ⓘ |
| endedBy | Treaty of Mellifont ⓘ |
| endResult |
English victory
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collapse of traditional Gaelic power in Ulster ⓘ defeat of major Gaelic Irish lordships ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Battle of Clontibret
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Battle of Curlew Pass ⓘ Battle of Moyry Pass ⓘ Battle of the Ford of the Biscuits ⓘ Battle of the Yellow Ford ⓘ Battle of Kinsale (1601) ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Kinsale
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| historicalPeriod |
early 17th century
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late 16th century ⓘ |
| keyEvent |
Spanish landing at Kinsale in 1601
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Treaty of Mellifont ⓘ |
| location | Ireland ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
James VI and I
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surface form:
King James VI and I
Elizabeth I of England ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Elizabeth I of England
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| partOf | Tudor conquest of Ireland ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Early Modern Ireland
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surface form:
Elizabethan Ireland
Flight of the Earls ⓘ Plantation of Ulster ⓘ Tudor conquest of Ireland ⓘ |
| startDate | 1593 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Philip II of Spain
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surface form:
King Philip II of Spain
Philip III of Spain ⓘ
surface form:
King Philip III of Spain
Spanish monarchy ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Monarchy
|
| theatreOfWar |
Connacht
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Leinster ⓘ Munster ⓘ Ulster ⓘ |
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Subject: Nine Years' War in Ireland Description of subject: The Nine Years' War in Ireland was a major late 16th-century conflict in which Gaelic Irish chieftains, led by Hugh O’Neill and allies, fought against English rule, culminating in the collapse of traditional Gaelic power and paving the way for intensified Tudor and later Stuart control over Ireland.
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