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1169 Henry II permits soldiers to go to Ireland in several waves after Dermot MacMurrough, King of Leinster, seeks English help to maintain control of his kingdom. <br>  
1169 Henry II permits soldiers to go to Ireland in several waves after Dermot MacMurrough, King of Leinster, seeks English help to maintain control of his kingdom. <br>  
1200 - 1250 English colonists were sent to colonize Ireland<br>  
1200 - 1250 English colonists were sent to colonize Ireland<br>  
1494 - The English crown officially claimed Ireland as part of England. Meetings and legislative drafts of the Irish parliament were subject to the control of the English king and council. But in 1496 Kildare, the lord deputy who had ruled Ireland before 1494, was reinstated<br>
1494 - The English crown officially claimed Ireland as part of England. Meetings and legislative drafts of the Irish parliament were subject to the control of the English king and council. But in 1496 Kildare, the lord deputy who had ruled Ireland before 1494, was reinstated<br>
1536 - 1541 First English conquest of Ireland<br>
1549 - 1640 Many English and Scottish families were sent to Ireland to receive estates as rewards from the king. Lands were mainly granted in the counties of Leix, Offaly, Tipperary, Wexford, Leitrim, and Longford and in the major plantations in Ulster province. Some civil servants received lands in Munster province. Many Irish families were displaced<br>  
1549 - 1640 Many English and Scottish families were sent to Ireland to receive estates as rewards from the king. Lands were mainly granted in the counties of Leix, Offaly, Tipperary, Wexford, Leitrim, and Longford and in the major plantations in Ulster province. Some civil servants received lands in Munster province. Many Irish families were displaced<br>  
1603 - Scots began settling Ulster province<br>  
1603 - Scots began settling Ulster province<br>  
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