THE INFLUENCE OF THE ULSTER PLANTATION ON IDENTITY

Conflict continued into later centuries

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