Originally Posted by
Chris Hills
Orvis, thanks for the great discourse. I enjoyed it very much and appreciate your
First. we can agree that the Ulster plantation was a british 'ploy' to rid the border region of the Reiver clans (by the way both british and scots) thus freeing up land for loyalists to move in and removing an ongoing source of conflict, raids and even occasional outright battles. At the same time it enabled them to rid a portion of Ireland of those pesky Irish (the plan didn't work as laid out of course) with a future eye to conquering all of Ireland using the blood of scots etc. to make it happen. A way over simplification to be sure but use that as the starting point for the discourse.
GREAT CHAT all. This is why I follow this board.
Errr Scots are British
The Scots moving into Ulster, Started Before the Union of the crowns
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