"Armagh is an inland county of Ulster bounded on the north by Lough Neagh, on the east by Co. Down, on the south-east by the Leinster County of Louth, on the south-west by Co. Monaghan and on the north-west by Co. Tyrone. Co. Armagh once formed part of the ancient territory called Oriel; its existence as a county dates from 1586 about which time the power of its ancient leading families, the O’Neills, the O’Hanlons and the McCahans, came to an end and the ascendancy of new incoming landlords like the Achesons and the Brownlows began. The plantation scheme for the county, in the reign of James I, arranged for the re-assignment of over one fifth of the total acreage of the county, divided into lots of 2000, 1500 and 1000 acres. The scheme which called for the settlement of English and Scottish undertakers and servitors and the banishment to Connacht or Munster of the Irish swordsmen of the county was only partially successful. " [From a pamphlet on Ireland in Coffs Harbour Library.] " of all the peoples who settled in Ireland from the earliest times to the present day none have made a greater impression than those who came from the Scottish border areas at the time of what is called THE ULSTER PLANTATION 1610 to about 1620. ( .......) .About half of the population of that part of Ireland are the descendants of these Scots ........Scotland had six kings named James. The last of these Kings of Scotland, James VI born 1566 became King James I, King of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. Though Ireland had been under the rule of England from the landing of the Normans in County Wexford in 1169 the country had never really been conquered. King James thought he had the answer 8. (......) he decided to ‘plant’ six of the northern counties of troublesome Ireland with people on whom he could depend, .... he chose nine ‘chief undertakers’ and fifty ‘undertakers’. " [from 'THE ULSTER PLANTATION OF SCOTS 1610' The Irish Link #5 JUN 1985 p.3.]  "Henry Acheson from Gosford, Haddingtonshire, east of Edinburgh, was granted 1000 acres in County Armagh in July 1610 in the northern half of the barony of The Fews. Baronies were based on the ancient clan territories and are of little use in genealogical research. ...........On 3MAY1611 he bought chief undertaker Sir James Douglas’s 2000 acres in the southern part of the barony. " [from 'THE ULSTER PLANTATION OF SCOTS 1610' The Irish Link SEP 1985 p.5] The Canberra Times Weds May 6, 1992 p. 31 ‘MIDWEEK MAGAZINE’ in an article entitled "CALEDONIA CALLS ALL CLANSFOLK HOME" lists Caledonia names from South-west Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway) who have emigrated all over the world. This list includes Armstrong, Gordon, McCartney, Murray and many more...... I believe they came to Australia by way of Ireland but the church records in Tynan Church of Ireland are missing for the later half of the 18th century.......