The Plantation of Ulster

What is a Planter?

• A gardener who grows vegetables.

• A person sent to Ireland and given land which has been confiscated from the Gaelic Irish.

• An English soldier who is given land in Ireland.

• A Protestant politician.

Name the TWO Irish counties Queen Mary Tudor "planted" in 1556.

• Earl County and Countess County

• Prince's County and Princess County

• Laois and Offaly

• Kingdom County and Queendom County

Where in Ireland did Queen Elizabeth I send her planters to in 1586?

• the land in Leinster in the Pale.

• the land in Connacht to where Cromwell chased the Gaelic Irish.

• the land in Ulster where Aodh Rua Ó Néill had his base.

• the land in Munster she had confiscated from the rebellious Fitzgeralds of Desmond

WHY did England send so many Planters to Ireland after 1607?

• Because the Gaelic Chieftain Hugh O'Neill had gone on holidays to Spain in 1607.

• Because the Gaelic Chieftain Hugh O'Neill had gone to Italy to recruit more Catholic soldiers in 1607.

• Because the Gaelic Chieftain Hugh O'Neill had left the keys in his Castle door in 1607.

• Because the Gaelic Chieftain Hugh O'Neill invited the Planters to Ireland in 1607.

Name the Protestant King of England in 1607.

• James I

• James II

• James III

• James IV

Name the Gaelic Chieftain who was in charge of Ulster before 1607.

• Hugh Kelly

• Hugh Quinn

• Hugh O'Neill

• Hugh Donnelly

"I served as an English soldier in the Nine Years War and was given land in Ulster instead of payment for my work."

Who am I?

• A Soldier

• A Sergeant

• A Servitor

• A Sailor

"I am a tradesman such as a draper or a fishmonger. I belong to an organisation of other people who do my job. I come from England's capital city and was given land on the north coast of Ireland."

Who am I?

• A Planter

• A Protestant

• A Guildsman

• An Undertaker

"I made a promise that I would accept land in Ulster as long as I brought other settlers over with me. I had to build a Bawn with a protective wall to keep them safe from attack."

Who am I?

• A Servitor

• An Undertaker

• A Guildsman

• A Planter

Which of these Ulster towns were built during the Plantation.

• Omagh

• All of them

• Derry City

• Coleraine