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Irish: Estate, Plantation and Settlement Records
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In the Irish Basic and Intermediate level, you have learned an amazing amount of detail on genealogical strategies and Irish record collections. In the Advanced level, we begin to examine some of the record collections that are less reliable in providing pure genealogical detail and the genealogical detail in them is often difficult to locate specifically. One record collection for Ireland that are in many ways unique to this country and the entire United Kingdom are those of estate records, plantation documents and settlement papers. They can be very difficult to use, however hold original sources of information for periods that pre-date many of the later more customary genealogical source records.

This course will provide you with an understanding of the importance of estate, plantation and settlement papers when undertaking your genealogical research.


Course Content

Module 1
Introduction
 
Landed Estate Records
• Who Was Recorded
• General Types and Coverage
• Solving Research Problems
• Brief History of Estate Records
 
References and Further Reading
Articles for Review

Module 2
Landed Estate Records...Continued
• Value of Estate Records
• Description of Contents in Estate Record Collections
• Availability of Estate Records
• Major Bibliographies and Indexes to Estate Records
 
References and Further Reading
 

Module 3
Plantation & Settlement Records
• Who Was Recorded
• General Types and Coverage
• Solving Research Problems
• Brief History of Plantation & Settlement Records
 
References and Further Reading
 

Module 4
Plantation & Settlement Records...Continued
• Impact and Value of Plantation & Settlement Records
• Early Irish Plantations
• The Munster Plantation
• The Ulster Plantation
• Plantations Under the Stuart Kings (1610-1641)
• The 1641 Rebellion and the Plantations
• The Cromwellian Plantation
• Subsequent Settlements
• Long-Term Results of the Irish Plantations & Settlement
 
References and Further Reading
 

Module 5
Plantation & Settlement Records...Continued
• Description of Contents in Plantation & Settlement Record Collections
• The Plantation Concept and Practice
• Planting was Not a New Idea
• The Major Record Groups
• Availability of Plantation & Settlement Records
 
References and Further Reading
 

Module 6
Plantation & Settlement Records...Continued
• Major Bibliographies and Indexes to Plantation & Settlement Records
• Calendars & Transcripts of Inquisitions, Patent & Close Rolls in Chancery, and Fiants (c. 1540-1703)
 
References and Further Reading
 

Module 7
Plantation & Settlement Records...Continued
• Major Bibliographies and Indexes to Plantation & Settlement Records...Continued
• Manuscript and Published Collections Relating to English Royal Reigns
• The Reign of Elizabeth I (1558-1603)
• Reign of James I (1603-1625)
• Reign of Charles I (1625-1649)
• The Commonwealth Government (1649-1660)
• Reign of Charles II (1660-1685)
• Reigns of James II (1685-1689); William III and Mary II (1689-1694); and William III (1694-1702)
 
Concluding Comments
References and Further Reading
Articles for Review
 
 

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