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THE INFLUENCE OF THE ULSTER PLANTATION ON IDENTITY - Coggle Diagram
THE INFLUENCE OF THE ULSTER PLANTATION ON IDENTITY
The New Population
New settlers/ a new population arrived:
Planters from Scotland and England
Presbyterians and Church of England (Anglicans)
1641-40,000 planters (settlers)
1690-50,000 more Scottish emigrants
New names also were brought in, such as Parkes and Stuarts
Land and Religion
Planters= Presbyterians and Church of England
Gaelic Irish= Catholics, tenants of planters
Conflict over land and religion emerged, E.G., In 1641 – native Irish attacked planters in rebellion and 12,000 planters killed.
Some Gaelic Irish became ‘tories’ or outlaws
Gaelic culture and laws declined
Conflict continued into later centuries
New Towns
•First towns in Ulster
•20 new planned towns
•Straight, wide streets
•Central square or diamond
•Stone walls
•Centres of local government and business
•e.g. Derry/Londonderry, Coleraine,
Dungannon
Economy and farming methods -
new farming methods
Growing crops instead of having cattle
Woods cut down
Timber exported
Roads,inns,mills
Trade prospered
Developed field system rather than open grazing
New housing-
New style house
Conflicts-
Cromwell campaign in Ireland -1649
the battle of boyne -1689
Belfast riots -1886