Plantations

A person who came to Ireland during the Ulster Plantation

Your name is John Smith

You were born in Scotland
You are a member of the Presbyterian Church
You are very loyal to your King
You came to live in Ulster in 1622

How you received the land
You are called a Servitor
You used to be an soldier in the King’s army
You are owed money by the King for your services
Given a 1000 acre estate in Count Fermanagh as payment

Rules you had to follow
Had to pay a rent of £8 per year
You had to build a house of stone
Had to surround house with a bawn (stone wall)
You could then rent parts of your land
You were allowed some Irish tenants

Your new home in Ulster
Build a large 2-storey stone and timber house
Roof made of slate,
Chimney built of red brick
Very different from houses of native Irish

Your farming methods
You did not raise cattle like the Irish
You began to grow lots of crops
Introduced a new crop called the potato to the area
You cleared large areas of forest and drained land
Built lots of fences and ditches around fields

Your local town
Lots of new people have settled there
Many different craftsmen live there
Town was specially planned
Has wide, straight streets
Has a central Square and important buildings
Court House, Market House and Presbyterian Church
Markets are held in the town every Friday

Your fears
Feel that native Irish people really resent you
Many are angry over loss of their lands
Some of your friends have been attacked
You too are afraid - keep loaded muskets in house
Happy that English system of justice has been set up