The Plantations Flashcards
Who were Kerns?
Gaelic Soliders
What was black rent?
Black rent was protection money paid by the people of the pale to the Gaelic Irish to prevent their cattle being stolen.
What was Surrender and Regrant?
- When a lord would surrender their land to Henry VIII and promise to use English language and laws.
- They would swear loyalty to the English King.
- They would get their land back and also an English title such as Lord or Earl.
Who was the Lord Deputy?
The King’s representative in Ireland
Who were the loyal Irish?
Gaelic Irish who were loyal to the king during the Nine Years War and received land in the Ulster plantation
Who were servitors?
English and Scottish soliders that received land during the Ulster plantation
Who did the Gaelic Lords ask for an army from during the Nine Years War?
Spain
What was the Flight Of The Earls?
When the Gaelic Lords left Ireland after the Nine Years War because they were in debt
What was a bawn?
A walled courtyard built by planters for defence
What was a undertaker?
A man who received an estate in a plantation and undertook the rules of the plantation
What was Derry renamed during the Ulster plantation?
Londonderry
How many London companies were given the land of Co. Derry?
12
Where did the Gaelic Irish live in the city of Derry?
Outside the city walls in a place called Bogside
Name two Gaelic lords in Ulster
- Hugh O’Neill, Earl of Tyrone
- Hugh O’Donnell, Earl of Tyrconnell
What year did the flight of the earls take place in?
1607
