Plantation of Ulster Flashcards
What is the Great Land Swap
The Irish people got there home and land taking away for them
What dose plantation mean
The Irish owned land from the English and the colonisation of this land with settlers from Great Britain
What happened in the 16th century
The English were seeking to extend their control over Ireland
Plantation. Of Ulster who were the main rulers of oneills of Tyrone and the O’Donnell of Donegal
Gaelic chiefs and clans
What land were confiscated into 6 counties
Fermanagh Armagh Tyrone Cavan Derry and donegal
We’re did the Irish people live
Most people live in the countryside
Efforts to conquer Ireland
Land was confiscated from rebellious chief and lord land was given to loyal settlers or planter
We’re did the plantation come from
Scotland and egland
What one way the English did this was the plantation
They forced Ireland people to get of there land and gave the land to English settlers
King of England and Ireland
But had have little control outside the pale
In 1607 what did O’Neil and the other Ulster chiefs do
Leave Ireland and go to content and flight of the earls
What did the Church of England do
Brought their own clergy and took over catholic churches and built their own