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Plantation of Ulster & Growth of Towns, 2.Vikings in 8th and 9th…
Plantation of Ulster & Growth of Towns
Early Monastic Towns
Developed an urban or town structure within the monastery walls
Functions (Purposes): centres of education, patrons of arts, areas of sanctuary (shelter, protection), and locations of markets for trade
Outside the walls trading functions developed
Religious Identity was their main characteristic
Plantation Towns in 16th Century
Towns were centre of trade and administration (local government - court houses, barracks and jails (gaols))
New towns were built, these were planned with wide streets and a central market area or diamond
They built English style houses with timber frames, plastered walls and thatched or slated roofs
English language, Anglican or Presbyterian religion was practices. Schools and churches were built to teach traditions
Policy of Plantation in 16th Century led to development of towns for colonisation (colonists from England and Scotland)
Anglo-Norman Towns in 12th Century
New towns were built near monastic sites and castles, on rivers or along the coast
All Norman towns were given royal charters to trade and collect taxes. They became market towns, trading goods
Normans developed existing Viking towns and added 50 new towns during the medieval times
They built stone walls and erected gates for defence
Towns became centres of English influence over time
The towns differed from the surrounding countryside in language, laws, customs and economy. settlement of Gaelic Irish outside the towns were known as Irishtown
The 18th Century Towns
Town had big House of the landlord at one end and a Protestant Church at the other end
They were centres of English influence and culture
In the 18th Century some landlords developed Estate Towns, planned with wide streets and green area
2.Vikings in 8th and 9th Centuries
Close to the coast or on rivers (easy to get to by boat)
Vikings built winter Encampments in coastal locations
They built embankments with timber walls around the settlements for defence
Viking Trading: fur, amber, swords, cups, pottery, leather goods, Dublin had one of the largest slave markets in Europe
Vikings spoke Norse, followed a pagan religion. Gradually they intermarried with the Gaelic Irish so Christianity and the Gaelic language became features of these towns