Plantation of Ulster
17th-century colonisation of northern Ireland
Summary
The Plantation of Ulster was the organised colonisation ("plantation") of the Irish province of Ulster by people from Great Britain in the early 17th century, during the reign of King James I. Most of it was on confiscated Irish land. It was the biggest of the plantations of Ireland.
Originally created by Saforrest
7/18/2004, 2:48:45 AM
Modified
5/23/2026, 2:48:36 PM
Recent revisions
Undid revision [[Special:Diff/1355722082|1355722082]] by [[Special:Contributions/Mbates2301|Mbates2301]] ([[User talk:Mbates2301|talk]]). British English subject - see [[WP:ENGVAR]]
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Disambiguating links to [[Pale]] (link changed to [[English Pale]]) using [[User:Qwertyytrewqqwerty/DisamAssist|DisamAssist]].
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