Ulster Plantations (results) Flashcards
1
Q
What percentage did the Irish Catholics own at the end of the plantation?
A
22%
2
Q
Why was rhe ulster plantation such a success?
A
A very large amount of settlers in a shrt amount of time arrived. By mid 1600s about 20% of the population was of Scottsh protestant descent . Ulster became the province most lotal to the crown
3
Q
Talk about the new towns
A
More than 20 new towns Were built including Letterkenny Strabane and Coleraine
Their most noticeable feature was their straight,wide streets
They all had a central square or diamond
They were surrounded by stone walls