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The Plantations

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  • Who were the Anglo Irish?
    Descendants of the Anglo Normans that invaded Ireland in the 12th century
  • What were Brehon Laws?
    Gaelic Irish Laws
  • What was Succession?
    When land was passed from father to son in the English system
  • Who were the Adventurers?
    Descendants of Anglo Normans granted land in Munster by Henry II
  • Who organised the Laois/Offaly Plantation?
    Queen Mary I
  • What were the Penal Laws?
    Laws that suppressed the rights of Catholics in Ireland
  • What were Presidents?
    Men who imposed English customs traditions and Religion
  • Who were the Gaelic Irish?
    Gaelic chieftains who followed Brehon law
  • Who organised the Munster Plantation?
    Queen Elizabeth I
  • Who were the Loyal Irish?
    Native Irish who stayed loyal to the English during the Nine Years War
  • Who were the Old English?
    People in the pale loyal to the King
  • What were Servitors?
    English or Scottish soldiers who fought for the crown
  • Which Plantation was the most successful?
    Ulster Plantation
  • What were Planters?
    the new settlers in a Plantation
  • What was the Plantations?
    Irish land confiscated by the King and rented to loyal English settlers
  • What was Surrender & Regrant?
    The Old English & Gaelic Irish would surrender to Henry VIII & he would regrant their land back
  • What were Undertakers?
    Men who undertook or agreed to do what they were told with the land they were given
  • Who organised the Ulster Plantation?
    King James I
  • What was the Flight of the Earls?
    When the Ulster Chiefs fled to Europe in 1607