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336 The Plantations of Ireland

The History of England

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Anglicized Mantle - Root All Evil

Sir randall mac donald became a member of the privy council of ireland, and in 16 20, he was made earl of antrim. The costs involved in adopting an anglicized mantle would push many into increasing debt. There's no doubt that native irish and particularly old english, continued to be increasingly alienated by james's policy in ireland. And then there's the money issue, root all evil, as they say. Between 16 o four and 16 19, the subsidy sent from england to ireland was forty seven thousand quid on average a year.

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