 Lord Abercorn, as he was now, followed James II to France at the Glorious Revolution, and went with James to Ireland in 1689.When James arrived in Dublin and established his administration, Abercorn was appointed a member of the Jacobite Privy Council of Ireland and a Lord of the Bedchamber.Abercorn went with the King up to Derry and was present on 18 April 1689 when James II asked the city to surrender.