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The Tories Research Paper

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The Tories were compiled disgruntled young Irishmen whose “ancient hatred for the English coupled with the spectacle of defeat, despair and degradation was sufficient reason to continue resistance”. They were led by dispossessed noblemen and Irish officers. They mostly attacked livestock but were not against killing an Englishman once in a while. The English’s punishment for Tories was strict and after a band of Tories killed two Protestants in Lackagh, 4 Irishmen were hanged for not preventing the murder and others, including 2 priests and an 80 year old woman were sent to Barbados. Since the Irish usually just took livestock though, the English would just tax the town closest to where the livestock was taken. Frequently, the town could not pay this and this would cause the government to tax the surrounding areas. This in turn would cause many more men to become Tories due the economic strife being inflicted on them by the English. It got so bad in some areas that Catholic swordsmen were allowed to stay in some …show more content…

When the Adventurers arrived on their lands, they often found the former Irish owners still living on it. Little sympathy was found amongst the English military officers due to their newfound economic rivalry and the affection that some of the officers had gained through their exposure to the Irish for almost a decade . The Adventures, who were made up of mostly London merchant, had all the Anti-Catholic prejudices that were all too common at the time of their arrival . But little to nothing was actually done to rid the area of the Irish who were doing labor. The Adventures also made up only a small group that had little influence over policies in Ireland at the time. Shortly after the Adventurers’ arrival though, the Cromwellian Settlement would begin its unraveling that would lead to the Restoration of King Charles II in

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