Plantation of Ulster
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The Plantation of Ulster was the organised colonisation of the Irish province of Ulster by people from Great Britain in the early 17th century, during the reign of King James I. Most of it was on conf
Arthur Chichester, Lord Deputy of Ireland, one of the main planners of the Plantation
Percentage of Catholics in each electoral division in Ulster. Based on census figures from 2001 (UK) and 2006 (ROI). 0–10% dark orange, 10–30% mid orange, 30–50% light orange, 50–70% light green, 70–90% mid green, 90–100% dark green
Ireland Protestants 1861–2011 (The (dark) blue areas include other non-Catholics and non-religious).
Nine Years' War (Ireland)
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The Nine Years' War was a conflict in Ireland between a confederacy of Irish lords and the English-led government. The war was primarily a response to the English Crown's advances into territory tradi
Plantation of Ulster
…1609. Most of the land had been confiscated from the native Gaelic chiefs, several of whom had fled Ireland for mainland Europe in 1607 following the Nine Years' War against English rule. The official plantation comprised an estimated half a million acres (2,000 km2) of arable land in counties Armagh, Cavan, Fermanagh…
Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, depicted in a Vatican fresco, c. 1610
Statue of Red Hugh O'Donnell at Curlew Pass, County Roscommon commemorating the Irish victory over the English in 1599
Charles Blount, 8th Baron Mountjoy, c. 1594