Cromwellian Commonwealth's Plans for Ireland It seems lands seized by the Commonwealth Regime would be used in order to pay off their soldiers, debtors, etc. The Catholic Irish were to be completely removed from any pink land and moved to Connacht. All islands in this region was cleared of the Irish, plus a one-mile-wide strip of land all over the coast. Veterans who moved to Ireland were expected to keep their arms and act as a militia? Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman (former Director of the Florida Center for Instructional Technology at the University of South Florida) https://etc.usf.edu/maps/pages/7400/7414/7414.htm Act for the Settlement of Ireland 1652 Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_for_the_Settlement_of_Ireland_1652 #IE #Ireland #History