Cahir O'Doherty
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Cahir O'Doherty (1587–1608) was the last Gaelic Lord of Inishowen
in north-west Ireland.
The son of Shane Og O'Doherty, he was 14 when his father died and had to spend the next few years gaining control of his lordship. He was knighted by Lord Mountjoy
. Caught up in conspiracies caused by the flight of the Earls
and angered by land confiscations for the plantation of Ulster
, in 1608 he sacked and burned the historic town of Derry
and killed the Governor, George Paulet
.
O'Doherty was killed near Kilmacrenan
following a skirmish with a counter-attacking force under Sir Richard Wingfield. His decapitated head was apparently displayed in Dublin for some time afterwards.
Inishowen
Inishowen is a peninsula in County Donegal, part of the Province of Ulster in the north of Ireland. It is also the largest peninsula in all of Ireland. Inishowen is a picturesque location with a rich history...
in north-west Ireland.
The son of Shane Og O'Doherty, he was 14 when his father died and had to spend the next few years gaining control of his lordship. He was knighted by Lord Mountjoy
Charles Blount, 1st Earl of Devonshire
Charles Blount , 8th Baron Mountjoy and 1st Earl of Devonshire was an English nobleman and soldier who served as Lord Deputy of Ireland under Queen Elizabeth I, then as Lord Lieutenant under King James I.-Early life:...
. Caught up in conspiracies caused by the flight of the Earls
Flight of the Earls
The Flight of the Earls took place on 14 September 1607, when Hugh Ó Neill of Tír Eóghain, Rory Ó Donnell of Tír Chonaill and about ninety followers left Ireland for mainland Europe.-Background to the exile:...
and angered by land confiscations for the plantation of Ulster
Plantation of Ulster
The Plantation of Ulster was the organised colonisation of Ulster—a province of Ireland—by people from Great Britain. Private plantation by wealthy landowners began in 1606, while official plantation controlled by King James I of England and VI of Scotland began in 1609...
, in 1608 he sacked and burned the historic town of Derry
Derry
Derry or Londonderry is the second-biggest city in Northern Ireland and the fourth-biggest city on the island of Ireland. The name Derry is an anglicisation of the Irish name Doire or Doire Cholmcille meaning "oak-wood of Colmcille"...
and killed the Governor, George Paulet
George Paulet
Sir George Paulet was an English soldier, governor of Derry and killed in the uprising of Cahir O'Dogherty.-Life:He was the second son of John Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester, by his wife, Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Robert, 2nd Lord Willoughby de Broke. William Paulet, 3rd Marquess of...
.
O'Doherty was killed near Kilmacrenan
Kilmacrenan
Kilmacrenan is a small village located in County Donegal on the north west coast of Ireland. The village had a population of 430 in the 2002 census, however the village's population has increased rapidily over the last decade as a result of people leaving Letterkenny and living in the countryside...
following a skirmish with a counter-attacking force under Sir Richard Wingfield. His decapitated head was apparently displayed in Dublin for some time afterwards.