Introduction to The Plantations

When did the plantations take place in Ireland

There were 6 main plantations that took place between 1556 and 1652

List the counties where the first plantation took place? (Pick more than 1)

Queen [blank_start]Mary[blank_end] decided to 'plant' Offaly and Laois because two families, the O Moores and the O Connors were constantly raiding the Pale and disrupting life there for those loyal to the crown.

County Laois because known as

Offaly became known as King's County

Pick 3 of the conditions that Queen Mary put on the people she gave the land to

Was the Plantation of Laois and Offaly a success?

What year did the Plantation of Munster take place?

In 1579 the [blank_start]Earl[blank_end] of [blank_start]Desmond[blank_end] rebelled against Queen [blank_start]Elizabeth ![blank_end] claiming to be fighting for the [blank_start]Catholic[blank_end] Religion. In 1581 [blank_start]Elizabeth[blank_end] sent her army to stop the rebellion and laid waste to much of [blank_start]Munster.[blank_end]

List three consequences of the War between the Earl of Desmond and Queen Elizabeth I

The people who where planted on the lands of Munster were known as Undertakers

Name 2 things the Undertakers vowed to undertake

The Plantation of M[blank_start]unster[blank_end] of 1586 didn't succeed because 1. The land had been badly damaged form the previous w[blank_start]ar[blank_end] and f[blank_start]amine[blank_end] 2. The Irish who had been driven off the land constantly attacked the planters 3. They planters had to employ I[blank_start]rish[blank_end] workers 4. The planters didn't have enough money to support their own army