Plantations Flashcards
Name the 4 Irish Plantations
The Pale, Laois and Offaly, Munster and Ulster
Which 2 Plantations failed?
Laois and Offaly and Munster
What was an Undertaker?
A person in charge of a plantation
Who rents land and works in a plantation?
Tenant
What’s a woodkerne?
A Native Irish
What’s a servitor?
An ex-soldier
Why did Laois and Offaly fail?
Not enough settlers
Why did Munster fail?
Because of murderers and thieves
3 reasons why Ulster succeed?
Because they had money, tenants and good weapons and defences.
Who set up the plantations?
Henry VII, Mary Tudor, Elizabeth I, James I
Why did they set them up?
To spread religion and gain power
Why did the native Irish attack the plantations?
Different religion and wanted their land back
What plantation towns were set up in Ulster?
Armagh and coleraine
What would a plantation look like?
Towers, town walls and access to a river for supplies or to escape
What defences were used in a plantation town?
Moats, defence towers and a wall
Why did settlers need to defend themselves?
They needed to defend themselves because the Irish were rebelling
Who ruled Ireland before the Plantations?
Woodkerne and The Roman Catholic church
Who controlled the Irish land after the plantations?
Planters, Protestants and Englands parliament
What year did Cromwell gain control of England, Scotland and Ireland?
1652
What religion were landlords and tenants in Ireland when King James was in power?
Protestant
Did the tenants keep their power when Cromwell was in charge?
Yes
