Laois - Offaly Plantation Flashcards
Who were the o’ mores and the O’connors and what did they do to anger the queen?
Gaeilic Lords, attacked the pale
Why did the attack the pale?
Mainly because of cattle
What did queen Mary I do as punishment
Send her lord Deputy to confiscate their lands
What did she rename laois and offaly?
Queens County and King’s county
What did they rename portlaoise and daingean?
Maryborough and philipstown
Who was the queen’s husband?
Phillip II from Spain
What was put in each county?
Sheriffs
Who was the land given to?
Loyal english families
How much land were they given?
350 to 1000 acres
What were those acres divides to?
Estates
What type of houses did they try to build there?
English style houses
Why did the plantations fail?
Not enough people were planted there and they were regularly attacked
What did they do after the failure?
They learnt from it and improves their future plantations.
