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Political boundaries in Ireland in 1450, before the plantations. The first Plantations of Ireland occurred during the Tudor conquest.The Dublin Castle administration intended to pacify and anglicise Irish territories controlled by the Crown and incorporate the Gaelic Irish aristocracy into the English-controlled Kingdom of Ireland by using a policy of surrender and regrant.
Ruins of Jamestown Friary, 1791. The Plantation settlement was created by Royal Charter from King James VI & I in 1621 and was founded in 1622 as a plantation town carrying into action the decision of 1620 to plant County Leitrim with loyal English settlers.
Arthur Chichester, Lord Deputy of Ireland, one of the main planners of the Plantation. A colonization of Ulster had been proposed since the end of the Nine Years' War.The original proposals were smaller, involving planting settlers around key military posts and on church land, and would have included large land grants to native Irish lords who sided with the English during the war, such as ...
Virginia (Irish: Achadh an Iúir, meaning 'field of the yew') [2] is a town in County Cavan, Ireland. Founded in the 17th century as a plantation town, it now holds both local industry and commuter housing.
Newtown Cunningham, usually spelled Newtowncunningham or abbreviated to Newton (Irish: An Baile Nua, meaning 'new town' [2]), is a village and townland in the Laggan district in the east of County Donegal, Ireland. It is located on the N13 road 18 kilometres (11 mi) east of Letterkenny and 16 km (10 mi) west of Derry.
"On the Townland Distribution of Ireland". Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 7: 473– 490. JSTOR 20489906. Robinson, Philip (2000). The Plantation of Ulster. Ulster Historical Foundation. ISBN 978-1-903688-00-7. "General alphabetical index to the townlands and towns, parishes and baronies of Ireland, 1861". Census > 1861 > Ireland.
This is a link page for cities, towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland, including townships or urban centres in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway, Waterford and other major urban areas. Cities are shown in bold; see City status in Ireland for an independent list.
town of O'Leary Ballymaclary Ballymagoland Ballymulholland Ballymultimber Ballyscullion Baile Uí Scoillín: O'Scullion's townland Bellarena Béal Átha na Ríona/Baile an Mhargaidh: Ford mouth of the queen/Town of the Market Benone Bun Abhann: foot of the river Carnowry Carn Abhra: the cairn of Avry Carrowreagh Ceathrú Riabhach: grey quarter ...