The first such scheme was the Plantation of King's County (now Offaly) and Queen's County (now Laois) in 1556, naming them after the new Catholic monarchs Philip and Mary respectively.
Prvi takav sustav bio je plantažiranje grofovije Kings (sada Offaly) i grofovije Queens (danas Laois), 1556., nazvanih tako po novim katoličkim monarsima Filipu i Mariji.