Elizabethan Plantations The Elizabethan planters of the late 16th century brought with them new farming methods and ideas. These tenants enclosed land, brought ...
17th Century The plantation in Ulster, which began in 1609-10, brought more English methods to this part of Ireland. Much of the land was devoted to ...
18th Century In the 18th century many of the Irish landlords were absentee and therefore their estates were managed by middlemen. Sometimes there was ...
Cottiers The cottiers were the poorest of the Irish farmers who worked as labourers. They often had to give several days each year to the ...
Methods The methods and improvements which were introduced in the 18th century continued to be used for a very long time afterwards. Seeds were ...