The Ulster Plantation in the counties of Armagh and Cavan, 1608-1641

Published for the first time is R.J. Hunter's MLitt dissertation, a fascinating study of two counties that were an integral part of the Plantation of Ulster. In his penetrating analysis of the impact of Plantation in Armagh and Cavan, R.J. Hunter demonstrates his mastery of the sources, his eye for detail and his succintness of presentation. Hunter's command of his subject - in places magisterial - was grounded on a strong chronological foundation, in which each development was located in its proper time and place, a meticulous process which allowed even minor details to gain added meaning as, expertly, they were fitted in to a larger process which allowed even minor details to gain added meaning as, expertly, they were fitted in to a larger sequence. The depth of understanding that Hunter brings to these and other aspects of plantation society is matched by the depth of the archival research that underpins it. The Ulster Plantation Title page Contents Abbreviations Foreword Preface 1 Introduction 1 The plantation scheme 2 Historical background A. Armagh, 1543-1610 B. Cavan, c. 1550-1610 2 The Beginnings of Plantation, 1610-13 1 Allocation of land and grantees 2 The First Year 3 Carew's Survey 4 Friction in Armagh between servitors and undertakers 5 Disputes and Concealments 6 Bodley's survey, 1613 7 Aspects of the native Irish reaction 3 Development of The Plantation, 1614-19 1 Introduction 2 Granting of concealments, surrenders and regrants 3 Irish unrest, 1615-16. 4 Government policy, 1615-185 Pynnar's survey 4 Progress and Problems, 1619-25 1 Military Aspects 2 The inquiry of 1622 3 The natives' inquiry, 1623-4 5 The Colony in A Period of Emergency, 1625-32 1 Tension and concession 2 The regranting of estates, 1628-32 3 Population, c. 1630 6 The Plantation Under Wentworth's Administration, 1634-41 1 Wentworth's policy to 1637 2 The Commission for Defective Titles in Armagh and Cavan 3 Ownership of British land, c. 1633-41 4 Law and order 5 Ulster settlers and the downfall of Wentworth 7 The Native Irish and The Plantation. 1 Wentworth's policy to 16372 The fortunes of the Irish grantees 3 The position of the landless Irish 8 Towns 1 Introduction 2 Corporations in counties Armagh and Cavan A Armagh B Charlemont C Mountnorris and Tandragee D Cavan E Virginia F Belturbet 3 Some other towns and villages A Lurgan B Markethill 4 Conclusion 9 Rural Conditions 1 Rents, land values, incomes, and produce 2 Tenants 3 The effect on the landscape 4 Fairs and markets 10 The Church 1 Initial problems and reorganisation 2 The inquiry of 1622 3 Financial and other problems. 4 The policy of Wentworth and Bramhall11 The Estates of Trinity College, Dublin, in Armagh 1 Extent of lands and leasing arrangements, 1610-14 2 Tenure and profits of lands, 1614-18 3 Problems of the landlord, 1617-32 4 The lands in Armagh, 1618-41 5 The administration of the estate 6 Conclusion 12 The Estates of The Archbishopric in Armagh 1 Introduction 2 Extent of lands, and government policy to 1634 3 Leasing policy and profits of the lands in Armagh to 1634 4 State intervention and re-leases 5 The administration of the estate 6 Conclusion 13 Conclusion 1 Statistical. 2 Success and failureAppendix 1. Lists of Proprietors Appendix 2. Maps and Acreage Figures Appendix 3. The Royal Schools in Armagh and Cavan 1 Government policy 2 The schools in Armagh and Cavan Appendix 4. High Sheriffs Appendix 5. A plantation house in 1622 Appendix 6. Two notes on administrative matters 1 Extension of state machinery 2 Licensing of ale-houses Bibliography Index. Published for the first time is R.J. Hunter's MLitt dissertation, a fascinating study of two counties that were an integral part of the Plantation of Ulster.;The Ulster Plantation; Title page; Contents; Abbreviations; Foreword; Preface; 1 Introduction; 1 The plantation scheme; 2 Historical background; A. Armagh, 1543-1610; B. Cavan, c. 1550-1610; 2 The Beginnings of Plantation, 1610-13; 1 Allocation of land and grantees; 2 The First Year; 3 Carew's Survey; 4 Friction in Armagh between servitors and undertakers; 5 Disputes and Concealments; 6 Bodley's survey, 1613; 7 Aspects of the native Irish reaction; 3 Development of The Plantation, 1614-19; 1 Introduction; 2 Granting of concealments, surrenders and regrants; 3 Irish unrest, 1615-16.