Life in Early Modern Ireland · 1500 to 1700

The Ulster Plantation

Investigating the causes and long term effects of the settlement of Ulster by British colonists.

Key Questions

  1. 1Why did the British crown decide to plant Ulster with settlers?
  2. 2How did the arrival of new settlers change the architecture and language of the region?
  3. 3What were the different perspectives of the planters and the dispossessed Irish?

NCCA Curriculum Specifications

NCCA: Primary - Plantations in IrelandNCCA: Primary - Politics and Conflict
Class/Year: 5th Class
Subject: Voices of the Past: Exploring Change and Continuity
Unit: Life in Early Modern Ireland
Period: 1500 to 1700

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