Ulster Plantations and Highland Clearances
I can recall that in the 17th century there was migration around the British Isles, including the displacement of Catholics in Ireland and Highlanders in Scotland.
Ulster Plantations and Highland Clearances
I can recall that in the 17th century there was migration around the British Isles, including the displacement of Catholics in Ireland and Highlanders in Scotland.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Despite the Protestant Reformation, Ireland remained Catholic and the Irish resisted Protestant influence.
- In 1609 James I established the Ulster plantations where English and Scottish Protestants moved.
- Many Irish Catholics were forced to move and the plantations created resentment of Protestants.
- Highlanders were Jacobites and spoke Gaelic, which British monarchs wanted to stamp out.
- Many in the Scottish Highlands were forced to move away from their lands due to changes in land use.
Common misconception
Plantations are large cash-crop farms found in the Americas.
Cash-crop plantations can be found all over the world, but the first plantations were established in Ireland. Protestants loyal to the monarch were 'planted' in Irish Catholic lands to help establish control of the area.
Keywords
Protestant - a member of the Western Church who does not recognise the pope as its head
Plantation - in Ireland, an area settled by English and Scottish families
Gael - a person of Celtic origin who speaks Gaelic, which was a language spoken in parts of Scotland and Ireland
Catholic - a member of the Western Church who does recognise the pope as its head
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from 1760-1815
Highlanders moved from the interior of Scotland to coastal areas.
from 1815-1850s
Highlanders moved from Scotland to other areas in the British Empire.
led to starvation as people failed to adapt & there were poor harvests
led to the building of infrastructure in British colonies