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How The Ulster Plantation affected identity - Coggle Diagram
How The Ulster Plantation affected identity
New Population
The planters came from Scotland and England
there were 40000 of them in 1641
They were Presbyterains and Church of England, they took over Catholic churchs
the economy
exporting timber
inns and mills development
The Planters brought new ways of farming - crops
conflicts
Catholics became nationalists and wanted independence
Protestants became Unionist, wanting Britain to keep ruling Ireland
The differences between the planters and the native Irish caused further conflict
The Troubles was a war that lasted 30 years, from the 19609s to 1990s and dates back to the problems of the Ulster Plantation
land and religion
In 1641 the native Irish attacked the planters
12000 were killed out of the 40000 planters
The planteres had a different religion from the Catholic Irish this caused conflict
New Towns
More then 20 new towns were planned and built, like Coleraine and Letterkenny
They made straight wide streets and a central square or diamond
The towns were centres of business and trade
the gaelic irish
The culture and Irish lauguage declined
Gaelic brehon law was replaced by English comman law
Gaelic Irish got land from the Undertakers or the loyal Irish
Others became torries in the mountains and woods