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laws and customs of 3 parts of ireland (the pale was a small area of land…
laws and customs of 3 parts of ireland
the pale was a small area of land around dublin controlled by the king of england
language englisjh
the law was common law people found guilty were either beheaded or given long prison sentences
a wife took her husbands name and property
divorce not allowed
richer pale were landlords
tenants who rented the land had leases which fixed their rent and alllowed them to farm
gaelic lords
who ruled
language irish
law brehon law
marriage laws divorce was allowed
wives kept their name and their property
children born outside of marriage were entiltled to share in their fathers property
land belonged to the whole clan. A person wealth was by the amount of cows you had
the eldest son inherited his fathers land called primogeniture
dress women wore tunics and a mantle(cloak)
men wore knee length tunics and a mantle and a moustache and fringe called a glib
old english lords
who ruled the old english lords ruled their lands like countries they had private land and armies
were descended from the norman lords who came in to ireland in the 12th century
mainly irish because they married into gaelic families over the centuries
brehon law
followed primogeniture
gaelic dress