THE PLANTATIONS
Planning the Ulster
Plantation.
PLANNING THE PLANTATION
• King J____ included six counties in the Ulster
plantation. They were A_____, C____, D____,
D______, F________ and T_____. Because the
English knew very little about the land, they sent
s________ to measure land and make m___. There
was _______ acres of land in the six counties. King
J____ wanted to introduce English and Scottish
planter who would be E______ speaking and
P_________. He hope they would influence the
Irish and make them more o_______.
QUESTIONS:
1. Identify the three different groups who
would receive land in the plantation.
2. Look at the map of the plantation on p.77.
Explain why the different groups were
separated.
3. Why do you think the ‘Trusted Irish’ were
given their name?
REVIEW OF PREVIOUS LESSON
•
List the six counties that King James took in the plantation.
• Armagh, Cavan, Derry, Donegal, Fermanagh and Tyrone.
• How many acres of land was taken?
• 4,000,000
• What was an undertaker?
• English of Scottish men who could afford to bring people to
Ireland.
• What was a servitor?
• English soldiers who had served the king in Ireland.
• What were the ‘Trusted Irish’?
• The Irish that would be loyal to their lord and king.
THE PLANTATIONS
Planning the Ulster
Plantation.
UNDERTAKERS
• The Undertakers were considered the most
important planters. The King made careful plans
about them in the Ulster Plantation.
Before receiving land, an Undertaker had to make
certain promises to the king.
Within three years he was to:
– 'Build a stronghold'.
– 'Build a village beside each stronghold'.
The purpose of the strongholds was to protect the
planters from the Irish. There were three kinds of
strongholds:
UNDERTAKERS
1. An undertaker who got 1000 acres
promised to build a stone courtyard called
a bawn. It looked like this.
3. An undertaker who got
2000 acres promised to
build a bawn and castle.
It looked like this.
2. An undertaker who got 1500 acres promised to build a large
stone house in the bawn. It looked like this.
PRIMARY SOURCES:
• Examine the picture
and answer the
questions:
1. What are the security
features of the
stronghold?
2. Why was it necessary
for the undertakers to
be security conscious?
UNDERTAKERS
Other Promises
1. The most important promise
was to bring in at least 10
families of planters from
England and Scotland.
2. He had to keep a stock of arms in his house.
3. An Undertaker had to make two other promises:
• He must not allow any Irish farmers settle on his land.
• He must pay £5.33 for every 1,000 acres he got.
SERVITOR & TRUSTED IRISH
• The Servitor's Promises
1. Similar to the Undertakers, but
2. They were allowed to take Irish tenants.
IF SO
3. They had to pay rent of £8 per 1000 acres.
• The 'Trusted Irish'
1. They were allowed to take Irish tenants.
2. They had to pay £10 per 1000 acres.
THE PLANTATIONS
Getting the planters.
HOMEWORK:
Complete Person in
History worksheet.
DUE: Friday 20th
January
Art thou rich...?
Hurry and you...shall do God and your Prince
excellent service
Art thou a tradesman, a Smith a Weaver, a
Mason, or a Carpenter?...
You will be in demand and get rich quickly.
Art thou a gentleman that likes to hunt?
There are plenty of foxes, wolves and stags and
lots of open space. There will be plenty of
feasting.
Art thou a minister of God’s word?...
Hurry, hurry, there are thousands of untaught
ignorant people waiting for you. You will be
made an Archangel in the next world.
1. Do you think this
sort of advertisement
would
bring people to Ulster?
2. List the kinds of
people the king wanted
to go to Ireland. Do you
think any of them
would have been
tempted to by this
advertisement?
3. Would you have
been tempted by this
advertisement?
A REPORT ON DERRY
• Sir T_____ P_______ described D____ as ‘a fruitful
country’. Read his description on page 80 and make
a list of things he found, using the following
headings.
FUEL
FISH
FOWL
WOOD
ANIMALS
‘EXTRAS’
• This report appealed to rich businessmen in L_____
who thought that they could make money as
U__________. Twelve g_____ formed the I____
S______. They called their county L__________.
They divided the land in a l______.
THE VINTNERS’ LAND
• The Vintners were one of the twelve guilds
who were given 3,000 acres of land. They had
one of the best areas in the centre of
Glenconkeyn woods.
• They built a village at Bellaghy. They had many
planters in the village but may have let some
Irish stay.
THE VINTNERS’ LAND
• Examine the drawing of Bellaghy Village on page
82&83 and answer the following questions:
1. Who lived in the two houses in the bawn?
2. What security features did the church have?
3. What were the differences between the English and
Irish style houses?
4. Why do you think the market cross and the stocks were
located in the middle of the village?
TOWNS & CITIES
• Towns were important • The following people
in the Ulster plantation.
lived there:
1. M_____ and c_________
They were places
who built houses for the
where:
– planters could buy and
sell goods.
– planters could go if the
Irish attacked them.
– courts could try people
who broke the king's
law.
2.
3.
4.
5.
planters.
S_____ who made tools.
C_______ who made
shoes.
W______ who made cloth.
T______ who made
clothes.
TOWNS & CITIES
• Many of the towns had
the same layout, which
was centred around the
square or the Diamond.
• The most important
buildings were on the
square
REVIEW OF PREVIOUS LESSON
• Why were towns important?
• Planters could buy and sell goods, planters could go if
the Irish attacked them, courts could try people who
HOMEWORK DUE
broke the king's law.
THURSDAY
26TH
• List some of the trades
in towns.
• Masons, carpenters,
smiths, cobblers, weavers and
JANUARY
tailors.
EXERCISE
18
–
B
&
C
• What was the centre of the town called?
• Square or diamond.
• What buildings were found around the square or
diamond?
• Town hall, courthouse and jail.
THE PLANTATIONS
TOWNS AND VILLAGES
THE TOWN OF COLERAINE
• The Abbey of Coleraine
was developed into a town.
A report in 1618 showed
that this was unsuccessful.
• In what ways was this
unsuccessful?
PLANTATION VILLAGES
• Villages were a very important part of the
p_________. They grew up around a c_____ and
b___ of an U_________. The local c____ was held
there. If someone was found guilty of a small crime,
they would be put in the s_____. The m___ was a
very important building in the village. It was used
for g_______ c____. The market c____ was the sign
that the village had permission to hold f____ and
m______. The m___ house where b___ was made,
make money for the U_________.
PLANTATION VILLAGES
• SOURCE WORK:
• Complete exercises 20 & 21 on page 98.
THE IRISH IN ULSTER
• About 10% of Irish chiefs were allowed to keep their
land. They were known as the ‘Trusted Irish’ because of
their loyalty to the king. They had to follow English law
and customs.
• Undertakers kept on many Irish tenants during the
plantation of Ulster because they needed a workforce.
They were given the worst land and had the highest
rent.
• The kernes (soldiers) who fought for the Irish chiefs
who fled in the Flight of the Earls had no work. They
resented the settlers and attacked their land and
animals.
RESULTS OF THE PLANTATIONS
• POLITICAL – Conflict arose between Catholics and Protestants
over land and religion. Protestants controlled most of the
power through the penal laws, which forbade Catholics from
owning land. This contributed to the Troubles in Northern
Ireland at the end of the 20th century.
• RELIGIOUS – The planters were Protestants, but they were in
a minority in Ireland. The majority of Protestants were in
Northern Ireland, especially Antrim, Down and north Armagh.
The plantations failed to crush the Catholic religion.
• CULTURAL – The Culture and language of Gaelic Ireland
declined with English language, law and culture becoming
more widespread. New farming methods and towns were
introduced.
TASK
• Write about the life of one of the kerne after the
plantation has taken place. Consider the following:
– What were the kerne’s duties before the plantation?
– What did the plantation do to him?
– How does he feel when he sees
the planters
FINISH
FOR building
their villages and towns?
HOMEWORK
– What does he do to get revenge on
the planters?
DUE
MONDAY
– Who does he hope will return to
help him?
TEST ON THE PLANTATIONS
NEXT FRIDAY
PLEASE STUDY!