Do go on! I love it when you guys who really know this history put it all in such easy to read perspective for the rest of us! Virginia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edward Andrews" <edward.andrews@btinternet.com> To: <Scotch-Irish-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 12:10 PM Subject: RE: [Sc-Ir] Web site - www.irishgenealogy.com > Sorry to pick nits. Not English Government, but British King ;-). > Scots are extremely allergic to the misuse of the world English. > Having said that I agree it is sloppy. I'm not sure of the History in a > number of places. Jesuits and the 1641? The 56 years between Wentworth and > the Boyne is rather skipped over, and in many ways that was then the SI > got > their "soul" as a people on the move because they felt threatened (and > were > they right) > Don't know enough about the Colonial period to comment > Edward Andrews > > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Orr [mailto:brian@orrnamestudy.com] > Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 10:50 AM > To: Scotch-Irish-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [Sc-Ir] Web site - www.irishgenealogy.com > > Hi folks > > Just had a look at the page Linda kindly pointed to . It seems a bit > sloppy > to me. > > The Montgomery and Hamilton settlements in Co Down and Antrim were in > 1606, > the first settlers were there in 1607 ie BEFORE the Ulster Plantation > which > was from 1610 - 1630. The Plantation was a quite separate event sponsored > by the English Government and did not include Antrim and Down because they > were already settled; indeed it was the apparent success of these two > Scots > settlers that convinced them to go ahead. > > I could witter on but shant :)) > > Brian Orr > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.9.0/50 - Release Date: 7/16/2005 > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.9.0/50 - Release Date: 7/16/2005