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Plantation of Ulster Begins

Type Event Region Europe Time 1610

In 1610 the English Crown under James I formally launched the Ulster Plantation, systematically allocating confiscated northern Irish lands to Englis…

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  1. 1610Dublin · IrelandThe Lord Deputy of Ireland and the Privy Council, following royal instructions, divided the confiscated lands of Ulster's six counties into plantation precincts, preparing to open allocation to English and Scottish settlers.
  2. 1610Ulster · UlsterSettlers from the English Lowlands and Scottish Lowlands gradually moved into Derry, Antrim and elsewhere, establishing Protestant towns and estates, while the local Catholic Gaelic population was forced out or reduced to tenant farmers.

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