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Radio Ulster,2 mins

The Years following the Plantation

The Ulster-Scots

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Economic problems affected the Scots settlers including drought, smallpox and famine. Helen Mark explains that many were forced to emigrate - and hears from Alec Blair how those who remained became aggrieved with authority despite fighting for William III in 1690…. (Broadcast: 15/05/1999)

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