the official Plantation is often seen as independent from surrounding developments... The Plantation of Ulster, promulgated in 1609 by King James I and launched a year later, lasted 15 years. Like ...

ULSTER PARK, N.Y. — On top of a small hill in Ulster Park sits a brick building, previously a Dutch church built in 1827. Now operated by the Town of Esopus Historical Society, the church has become a ...

Before the Dutch, before the English, and before the present-day inhabitants of Ulster County, there were the Indians, the first Americans and its first settlers. On this land, the original people ...

The history of Scottish migration to Ireland can be traced to the middle ages when Scottish gallowglass or mercenary soldiers were employed by Gaelic lords. Some settled permanently in Ulster, a ...

KINGSTON, N.Y. — Hundreds gathered on the Rondout Waterfront on Sunday for this year’s Ulster County Italian Festival, organized by the Ulster County Italian-American Foundation. Despite cloudy ...

Rev William Tennent, who was born in 1673, is also recognised as a “significant figure” in the foundation of the Presbyterian Church in America. He has been commemorated by the unveiling of a blue ...

History Ireland is a bi-monthly publication which has been in production for fifteen years. Each issue of History Ireland aims to provide the reader with a wide variety of topics from the earliest ...

Once described as Armagh’s finest antiquarian but now largely forgotten, John Corry (1805-1856) is to be commemorated with an Ulster History Circle blue plaque in the city. A dedicated collector, he ...