Published Date:
27 October 2009
THIS year, 2009, marks the four hundredth anniversary of the completion of the Plantation of Ulster, when the counties of Armagh, Tyrone, Coleraine (now Derry) Donegal, Fermanagh, and Cavan were settled with English and Scottish "undertakers," to complete the process which had begun with the Plantation of the counties of Antrim, Down and Monaghan in the period 1603-'07.
The Flight of the Earls in 1607 was viewed with suspicion by the Crown authorities, when it was felt that the Earls of Tyrone and Tyrconnell had gone to the continent with the aim of raising an army to return and claim their confiscated lands, and so plans were put in place to have their lands settled. But was the Plantation in Tyrone a success or failure?
Dr. Jack Johnston will attempt to answer this question when he addresses Donaghmore Historical Society on Monday, 2nd November, in the Heritage Centre at 8.00pm. Jack Johnston is a graduate of Trinity College, Dublin. So for an expert view on a subject that is as topical as ever, drop into the Heritage Centre on Monday night at 8.00pm.
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Last Updated:
27 October 2009 2:30 PM
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Source:
Tyrone Times
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Location:
Dungannon
