Plantations Flashcards
What was the Pale?
A small area around Dublin
Who were the people in the place known as?
“Palesmen” and stayed mostly English
What is a Colony?
Area set up by farmers who began to farm on that land
What is a colonist?
People who set up area
What is a mother country?
Land from which a person came from
What were the rules of Loais and Offaly?
- settlers from inside pale were given land to rent
- contact with native Irish was forbidden
- settlers had to build store houses
- settlers provided with with weapons
How did the Loais and Offaly Plantation fail?
Due to lack of settlers
What was the first plantation called?
Loais and Offaly
What was the second plantation called?
Munster
What were the rules to the Munster plantation?
- introduce English methods of farming on your land
- 30 English families to be settled on 4000 acres
- provide settlers with weapons
- provide settlers with safe place to go under attack
- allow no English tenants on your land
How many acres did the English government confiscate from Munster?
4000
What was the confiscated land divided into?
Estates between 4000-12000 acres
Who were these estates granted to?
English under takers who paid very low rents
What did the undertakers do in return for the English government?
Undertook the land to plant it with settlers according to the rules
Who were the two main groups of people living in Ireland in the 16th Century?
- Native or the Gaelic Irish
- old English
