Plantations

7. the legal system introduced by the English based on court decisions and customs
9. the departure in 1607 of Gaelic Irish leaders from Ireland, which allowed the English Crown to take their land
10. the most successful plantation begun in 1609 after the Flight of the Earls where land in Ulster was given to English and Scottish settlers
12. Law the traditional legal system used by Gaelic Irish clans before English common law was imposed

1. a soldier or government official who was given land in return for service to the English Crown during the plantations
2. walled enclosure built by settlers to protect themselves and their animals
3. a wealthy English or Scottish settler who received land during a plantation and agreed to bring tenants and follow English laws and customs
4. the policy of taking land from Irish owners and giving it to English or Scottish settlers to establish control over Ireland
5. the area around Dublin directly under English control where English laws, customs, and language dominated
6. the act of taking land or property by authority, especially by the government
8. a plantation in the 1580s in southern Ireland after the Desmond Rebellions where land was given to English settlers
11. Plantation the first plantation attempted by the English in the mid-16th century in the lands of the O’Moores and O’Connors