19.5 Organised Migration Case Study: The Plantation of Ulster
In 1609, English and Scottish Protestants were sent by King James I of England to confiscate and settle on land taken from the native Irish. Almost four million acres of land in the province of Ulster was divided up into estates and rented cheaply to the English and Scottish settlers.
Use a map of Ireland to identify the counties in which each of the groups was settled.
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King James I of England wanted to rule over the entire island of Ireland and to put a stop to rebellions taking place. Ulster had been the strongest of the four provinces in the struggle against British rule.
King James I wanted to ‘civilize’ Ulster and to introduce the Protestant religion and English customs to the region.
The English and Scottish settlers were promised good farmland and a better life in Ulster.
