oral ▁mission ▁to ▁Ireland ▁during ▁the ▁sevent e enth ▁century . ▁The ▁first ▁and ▁most ▁active ▁Irish ▁printing ▁press ▁on ▁the ▁continent ▁was ▁long ▁in ▁operation ▁at ▁Le u ven . ▁ ▁Ó ▁Ma ol ch ona ire ▁and ▁the ▁Fl ight ▁of ▁the ▁Ear ls ▁ ▁After ▁Hugh ▁O ' Ne ill ▁and ▁R ory ▁O ' D onn ell ▁left ▁Ireland ▁in ▁ 1 6 0 7 , ▁F la ith rí ▁Ó ▁Ma ol con aire ▁accompanied ▁them ▁from ▁Dou ai ▁to ▁Rome ▁as ▁interpreter ▁and ▁ad visor . ▁Christopher ▁St . ▁Laur ence , ▁baron ▁of ▁How th , ▁imp licated ▁Ó ▁Ma ol ch ona ire ▁in ▁a ▁plot ▁to ▁se ize ▁Dublin ▁Castle ▁and ▁raise ▁a ▁new ▁re bell ion ▁just ▁before ▁the ▁Fl ight ▁of ▁the ▁Ear ls . ▁In ▁recognition ▁of ▁his ▁losses , ▁Philip ▁III ▁and ▁Paul ▁V ▁offered ▁O ' Ne ill ▁the ▁con cess ion ▁of ▁Ó ▁Ma ol ch ona ire ’ s ▁promotion ▁to ▁the ▁arch bishop ric ▁of ▁Tu am . ▁On ▁Sunday ▁ 3 ▁May ▁ 1 6 0 9 , ▁Ó ▁Ma ol ch ona ire ▁was ▁consec r ated ▁arch bishop ▁by ▁Card inal ▁Ma ffe o ▁Bar ber ini ▁in ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁Rome ▁at ▁the ▁Chiesa ▁Santo ▁Sp ir ito ▁in ▁S ass ia . ▁Ó ▁Ma ol ch ona ire ▁remained ▁in ▁Rome ▁until ▁his ▁appointment ▁as ▁arch bishop ▁of ▁Tu am ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁Madrid ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁Hugh ▁O '