The Enterprise of Ulster was a programme launched in the 1570s where Queen Elizabeth I tried to get English entrepreneurs settled in areas of Ireland troubled by the activities of Ulster. [1] Under this programme Nicholas Malby, Thomas Chatterton and Sir Thomas Smith were granted large areas of Eastern Ulster and a larger area in Clandeboye, a grant of all of County Antrim except for the Route and the Glens, was granted to the Earl of Essex in 1571. [2] It is believed that Malby never followed up regarding his grant, though he did serve in the military. [3] This was an attempt by the crown to counter resistance in Ulster. [4] This programme was, by all accounts, unsuccessful. [5]
For some time after the enterprise was established, the crown did not actively interfere in the affairs of the other Provinces of Ireland. [6]
The Enterprise of Ulster was a programme launched in the 1570s where Queen Elizabeth I tried to get English entrepreneurs settled in areas of Ireland troubled by the activities of Ulster. [1] Under this programme Nicholas Malby, Thomas Chatterton and Sir Thomas Smith were granted large areas of Eastern Ulster and a larger area in Clandeboye, a grant of all of County Antrim except for the Route and the Glens, was granted to the Earl of Essex in 1571. [2] It is believed that Malby never followed up regarding his grant, though he did serve in the military. [3] This was an attempt by the crown to counter resistance in Ulster. [4] This programme was, by all accounts, unsuccessful. [5]
For some time after the enterprise was established, the crown did not actively interfere in the affairs of the other Provinces of Ireland. [6]