Irish Plantations Flashcards
When were the plantations set up?
16-17 century
The first plantation/ what, who, fail/ success
The Pale- Henry III- small success
2nd plantation- what, who , success/failure
Laois/Offaly- Mary Tudor - mass failure
3rd plantation, what, who , success/failure
Munster- Elizabeth I , mass failure
4th plantation, what, who , success, failure
Ulster, James I, huge success
Why were the plantations set up 3 reasons
- to make Ireland Protestant
- to expand their religion
To prevent Ireland’s allies from attacking England
Religion of planters
Protestant
Describe defenses in a plantation town
- well
- bawn
- easy straight roads
- walls
Planters came from…
England and Scotland
Undertaker….
In charge
Tenant
A worker ( some tenants were murderers, and some were catholic in a Protestant plantation
Servitor….
Ex soldier
Woodkerne…
The Irish
Plantation towns
Belfast
Coleraine
Dromore
Plantation towns 2+3 failed because
- Woodkerne attacked
- poor quality of undertakers and tenants
- limited supplied e.g weapons
Ulster was a success because…
- The flight of the Earls good land
- king James made sure the plantation had enough money
- enough planters and undertakers
- good supply of weapons
1641 revolt, success/failure, date , reason , who revolted
Success/failure- long term= failure
Short term= success
Date= 23rd October 1641
Who revolted= Woodkerne attacked planters
Why= planters took their land
