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naturalization of Dutchmen and Flemings during the same reign. 

 We have the names of Verhoven, Wybran, Olpherston, Van Dale, 

 De la Hase, Derenzie, Boell, &c. The plantation was success- 

 fully carried out over Ulster, and has helped to make it what it is 

 to-day. „ 



After the rebellion of 1641 many estates were confiscated, and 

 distributed among the soldiers of the Commonwealth, and among 

 adventurers who had subscribed for the reduction of the kingdom. 

 The soldiers sold their grants in the main, but many of them 

 and of the adventurers, chiefly English, settled in the country. 

 I find over 2,000 claims for land, made by the soldiers and ad- 

 venturers engaged in suppressing the rebellion, of which not 3 

 per cent, are Irish. These lie chiefly in Leinster and Munster. 

 Eastern Ulster, which had been well settled before, was not much 

 affected by this new colonization. 



A little later than this, in the time of Charles II., we had a slight 

 infusion of French blood into the country in the Huguenot refu- 

 gees who settled here ; some established themselves in this 

 neighbourhood, some in the neighbourhood of Waterford, some at 

 Portarlington, and elsewhere, and devoted themselves to useful in- 

 dustries. The most of their names are still to be found near the 

 localities in which they settled. In the south, we have still Perrin, 

 Tabuteau, Chenevix, Laboulee, Gervais, Delamaindre, Dubay, 

 Devignolles, Fleury, Denis, Blanche, de Maison • and in the north — 

 Saumarez, Dubordieu, Crommelin, Delacherois, Saurin, Bulmer 

 (now Boomer), Goyer, &c. 



The next influence brought to bear on Ireland was in the 

 invasion of William III. Estates were confiscated very liberally 

 after the subjugation of the kingdom, and as liberally granted to 

 William's officers — the Earl of Athlone, de Ginkel; and the Earl of 

 Albemarle, de Joost Keppel, two commanders under William, 

 obtained large grants. In the neighbourhood of Limerick we 

 have still Vandeleurs, Van der Kistes, &c, who probably obtained 

 the lands of some of the expatriated chiefs at the memorable 

 capitulation of the city. It would seem, however, that not many 

 new settlers were transplanted into the confiscated estates. Since 



