Irish Archaeological Research Digital Magazine
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Plantation: mapping the north<br />
By Diana McCormack<br />
The history of mapping Ulster is no exception to the old adage that it is<br />
in war that we make our greatest advancements.<br />
When Hugh O’Neill finally laid down his arms in 1603, days after Elizabeth I passed away, the plans<br />
were laid for the Plantation of Ulster according to the new king, James I. Colonisation by English<br />
and Scottish Protestants officially began around 1609, just as the colony at Virginia was also being<br />
settled in the New World. But in order to reapportion the lands taken from the native <strong>Irish</strong>, James<br />
needed to know what lands he had in his possession.<br />
Figure 1: Goghe map 1567<br />
<strong>Irish</strong> <strong>Archaeological</strong> <strong>Research</strong> Issue 2 Jan 2012<br />
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