William Francis Thomas Butler

Name: Confiscation in Irish history — Chapter 4: The Confiscation of Connaught and Ormond
Author: William Francis Thomas Butler

Confiscation in Irish history… (1917)

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“Confiscation in Irish history — Chapter 4: The Confiscation of Connaught and Ormond”, published in 1917, is a work by William Francis Thomas Butler. It explores elements such as Connaught, landowners and Ormond.

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William Francis Thomas Butler, Confiscation in Irish history… (1917)

“ The Earls of Ormond and the Earls of Kildare still maintained shadowy claims to great tracts from which all the settlers had been expelled by the Irish.
Thus in the time of Henry VIII. the right of the Crown to Connaught was legally beyond a doubt. No Connaught landowner could have a valid title unless he could show a grant from the Mortimers or the De Burgos, and unless the descent to him had been in accordance with the Common Law. [5] There can have been but few landowners in Connaught who fulfilled both these conditions. ”

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William Francis Thomas Butler, Confiscation in Irish history… (1917)

“ Thirty years after the Composition, and twelve years after his accession, in July, 1615, James wrote directing that letters patent should be made out to every freeholder in Connaught and Clare as was intended at the making of the Composition in Elizabeth's reign. Accordingly we find in the Calendar of Patent Rolls James I. long lists of grants to Connaught owners. [12] In some instances, no doubt to save expense, the lesser proprietors joined together, and empowered one of the leading men to take out letters patent to their estates in trust for them. ”

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William Francis Thomas Butler, Confiscation in Irish history… (1917)

“ They gradually adopted Irish ways; so did the innumerable junior branches of the De Burgo family, and the descendants of the lesser lords, D'Exeters, Prendergasts, Nangles, &c. who had settled in Connaught in the thirteenth century. In particular succession to their lands began to be by tanistry in the case of the leading men; and the lesser landowners divided up their lands among all their sons, approximating to, if not actually adopting the Irish practice of gavelkind. ”

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William Francis Thomas Butler, Confiscation in Irish history… (1917)

“ The Crown title started from the conquest of Henry II., and an alleged grant of his to Roderick O'Conor, King of Ireland and Connaught, with a subsequent forfeiture and grant to De Burgo. The jury found that the acquisition of Henry 11. was not a conquest, but a submission of the inhabitants, that the grant to Roderick was merely a composition whereby the King had only the dominium, but not the property of the lands. ”

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William Francis Thomas Butler, Confiscation in Irish history… (1917)

“ We cannot doubt that one of the contributory causes to it was the treatment of the landowners of Connaught, Clare and Ormond.
The confiscation and projected plantation in these districts never took effect, although a complete survey, now unfortunately lost, was made of all the lands affected; and after the Restoration the title of the Crown to Connaught was expressly renounced. [29] Its importance in Irish history is that it marks a progressive decline in the morality of English dealings with Ireland. ”

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William Francis Thomas Butler, Confiscation in Irish history… (1917)

“ Those of Clare then immediately acknowledged the King's title to that county. [21]
Strafford writing from Limerick in August, 1637, to Lord Conway and Kilultagh says that "His Majesty is now entitled to the two goodly countries of Ormond and Clare ... 'with all possible contentment and satisfaction of the people. In all my whole life did I never see, or could possibly believe to have found, men with so
much alacrity divesting themselves of all propriety in their estates, and waiting to see what the King will do for them. ”

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William Francis Thomas Butler, Confiscation in Irish history… (1917)

“ James I., or his advisers, had in his early years followed this course. Alongside of much injustice we find conscientious endeavours to deal fairly with those in actual occupation of land. But as time goes on we find a deterioration in the moral standard. The distinction between old Irish and old English is revived, to the disadvantage of the former; grasping officials have almost a free hand as regards extortion; musty parchments are brought to light in support of titles long forgotten. Matters become worse under Charles I. Neither old Irish nor old English are safe. ”

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William Francis Thomas Butler, Confiscation in Irish history… (1917)

“ Among the "graces" asked for in May, 1628, number (29) is "that the inhabitants of Connaught, Thomond and Clare forthwith have their surrenders enrolled in the most beneficial manner possible, and that the passing of patents be carried through on terms favourable to the tenants." To this the answer of the Lords' Committee appointed to investigate and report on the concessions asked for was "The tenants of Connaught, Thomond and Clare should have their surrenders enrolled in the Chancery, according to the wish of James I. and shall receive new patents at half fees" ... ”

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William Francis Thomas Butler, Confiscation in Irish history… (1917)

“ Puritanism increases in high places, and at the same time to enrich himself seems to be one of the chief duties of a high official. It is unfair to apply to the 17th century the moral standards of the present day ”

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William Francis Thomas Butler, Confiscation in Irish history… (1917)

“ In Cal. St. Paps., 1647—60, Addenda, under 1635, Sir C. Coote is said to have been the person who neglected to enrol the surrenders, p. 213. ↑ Cal. St. Paps., 1625, p. 73: suggestion to plant Lower Ormond. Ibid., 1629, p. 536. "People talk of planting the territories of Ormond, Arra, Owneymulrian, Ikerrin and Kilnamanagh. The King's title is good, and the gentry there are ready for a plantation." Lord Esmonde to Lord Dorchester. There are many other allusions to the project.
A possible plantation of Connaught is spoken of in Cal. St. ”

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