The Flight of the Earls in 1607 was a pivotal event in Irish history.  It marked the end of the old Gaelic Order and the beginning of the most ambitious and successful 'Plantation' in Ireland.  

On 12 September 2007, Hugh O Neill, Earl of Tyrone, Rory O Donnell, Earl of Tyrconnell, and more than ninety of the leading people of Ulster sailed from Rathmullan, County Donegal, to seek military help in Spain.  Plans are being prepared in Donegal, Derry, Tyrone and Armagh to mark the 400th anniversary of that historic event.

The Donegal Flight of the Earls Commemoration Committee, the Rathmullan Heritage Centre Committee and the Donegal Historical Society have come together, as a group, to organize a series of events. This group, working with a special steering committee within Donegal County Council are liaising with other interested parties in Ireland and further afield.  Commemorations will be held in Donegal throughout 2007 and in Sept. 2007 a major commemoration will be held in Rathmullan. For updates view Donegal County Council web site www.flightoftheearls.ie

The Mac Sweeney Doe Clan has been represented on the Donegal Flight of the Earls Commemoration Committee since its inception, February 2005.