Event

Plantation of Ulster

1609 · 17th century

The Plantation of Ulster was the organised colonisation of Ulster by English and Scottish Protestant settlers from 1609. It followed the Nine Years' War and the Flight of the Earls in 1607, after which the lands of the O'Neills, O'Donnells and other Gaelic lords were confiscated by the crown. It reshaped the population and politics of the province.

Plantation of Ulster
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Kingdom of Tir ChonaillKingdom of Tir EoghainEast Breifne

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Plantation of Ulster. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/plantation-of-ulster
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“Plantation of Ulster.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/plantation-of-ulster. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Plantation of Ulster.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/plantation-of-ulster.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Plantation of Ulster’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/plantation-of-ulster (Accessed: ).

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