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Plantations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What’s the pale | A region around Leinster where the English controlled |
| Plantations | A period in Irish history when the Irish lost land to the english |
| Brehon law | Gaelic laws before the plantations. They were very equal and fair laws and measured wealth by cattle |
| Why did english kings and queens start plantations | To expand territory, spread English culture and spread Protestantism |
| What were the plantation policies | Land was taken from the Irish through battles and given to loyal settlers or planters |
| Who managed Munster and Laois-Offaly plantations | Munster - Queen Elizabeth the first Laois-Offaly - Queen Mary the first |
| Why did Munster and Laois-Offaly plantations fail | Not enough people, the Irish still had to be given land and the Irish attacked their plantations |
| what what happened at the Ulster plantations | The English fought the Irish clans in the nine year war. |
| What happened at the battle of kinsale | Irish clans and the Spanish teamed up to fight the English but lost due to not having high ground and poor communication |
| What happened at the flight of Earls 1607 | The English stole Irish lands in 1607 |
| Who ran the Ulster plantations | King James the first |
| Why did the king James wanted to create the Ulster plantation | Create a loyal, Protestant population, protect England from countries like France or Spain and gain money for the crown |
| What happened to the land on the plantations | Land was confiscated in six counties the land was divided into two parts ( kings land and church lands) the land was divided into estates ranging from 1000 to 2000 acres |
| Who are the undertakers | Planters from England and Scotland |
| Who are the servitors | English soliders and officials |
| What’s a bawn | A stone enclosure |
| Why’s Derry called London derry | Twelve guilds formed the Irish society, brought settlers to Derry and then renamed it London derry |