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The Plantations
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Increased influence of English customs, law and traditions
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Many Gaelic Irish were employed on the estates, others lived in the mountains (Tories) and attacked the planters
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New towns were built: Letterkenny, Coleraine, Derry . Towns had a market square in the centre called a diamond, a court house and church
Introduction of new farming methods 🡪3 field system introduced, more crops were grown
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Causes
Henry VIII wanted to conquer Ireland so enemy countries (like Spain and France) would not be able to use Ireland as a base to attack England
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They thought that the Irish culture was barbarian, less advanced and inferior to the English one.
Ireland 1500s
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Population 1500 = 750,000
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The Ulster Plantation
Causes
Following conflict between the main lords of the North (O’Donnells and O’Neills) and the English monarchy, a war began- it resulted in the defeat of the Irish lords.
The O’Donnells and O’Neills fled Ireland in 1607 to get help in Spain in The Flight of the Earls, The lands they owned were now left empty
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The plantation in action
The confiscated land included: Donegal, Derry, Cavan, Tyrone, Fermanagh and Armagh
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The land was divided into estates of 1000, 1500 and 2000 acres in the Articles of Plantation 1610:
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Londonderry
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Trades included: clothmakers, butchers, breweries and tailors
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What is a plantation
A new policy of conquering Ireland by confiscating land and replacing the owners with English settlers to impose English law, customs and traditions.
