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The Fall of Irish Chiefs & Clans: The Conquest of Ireland
The Fall of Irish Chiefs Clans The Conquest of Ireland Author:George Hill "The Fall of Irish Chiefs & Clans". The Arrival of Scots & English settlers. This outstanding book documents the families and conditions before and during the settlement of Ireland in the 17th century. Specific individuals and sources are given here, of great interest to family researchers and historians. Among items of interest to f... more »amily researchers are list of jurors, rent rolls, list of those applying to undertake the settlement (undertakers), and list of soldiers. The actions taken here are still evident in Ireland today, and it would do every interested person to understand how it all began. This volume is laid out in the following order: Ulster Before the Fall. The Orders to Begin the transfer of land The Project of settling new landholders Doubts, Delays, and problems How The Authorities Worked Specific Results, Names and Arrangements (New IGF surname index). The largest and most important volume in the series, it lays the ground work for understanding who and what was involved in this settlement of Ireland. From the works of George Hill on the 17th century settlement of Ulster (1609+), the text includes enlightening 19th century commentary. This book, "The Fall of Irish Chiefs and Clans" also serves as volume 1 of the set entitled 'The Conquest of Ireland, an historical and genealogical account of the plantation in Ulster'. It is published on its own due to its importance to Historical and Genealogical Researchers. Hardbound with sewn binding for long life. Gold Stamped cover, illustrated with celtic lettering from the Annals of Ireland by the Four Masters. Decorative endsheets. Special surname index included for the first time. Approx. size 7" x 10". 268 p., published by the Irish Genealogical Foundation (2004). First IGF edition.« less