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The Plantations
main of what you should know
Ireland in the 1500’s
Ruled by the king of england
Realistically the king only controlled a small area of ireland known as the pale
Most ireland was covered in forest
A few small coastal towns
Who lived in ireland
The old english (lived in the pale
Anglo- irish
Gaelic irish
Old english
An area controlled by the king of england-the pale
Included ; dublin louth and parts of meath and kildare
Spoke english
Followed english law ( common law)
Clothes-wore shoes and stockings and cloaks
Anglo irish
Descended from the normans who arrived from england
Earls of ormond , desmond and kildare
Title deed given by the king to a lord
Mainly spoke irish
Mainly followed brehon law
Mainly followed the same dress as gaelic lords
Gaelic irish
Ruled by clans- o’donnell, o’toole, mac murrough etc
Ruling clan was called the derbhfine
Followed brehon law
Spoke irish
Clothes men ; knee length tunics ad mantle and a gib
Women; long tunic and mantle
Brehon law-gaelic irish - anglo irish laws
Courts held on hillsides
No jails or executions
Fines used as punishments
Wealth measured by amount of cattles
Divorce allowed
A wife kept her own name, wealth property
Children born outside marriage were entitled to share of their fathers wealth or property
Common law - old english
Courts held in courthouses
Harsh jail sentences and sometimes death was given as punishment
Wealth measured in monetary terms
Divorce forbidden
A wife took her husband's name, and her property and wealth became his
Children born outside marriage could not inherit any of the fathers property
10.11.22
Old english- people living in the pale who were loyal to the king
Anglo irish- descendants of the anglo-normans who had invaded ireland in the twelfth century
Gaelic irish- teh gaelic chieftains who followed irish law (known as brehon law)
Brehon laws- gaelic laws dating from the iron age
Surrender and regrant- the anglo irish and gaelic irish rulers were to surrender themselves and their lands to henry VIII and he would grand their land back to them along with an english title
Succession- land passed directly from father to son
Planters- new settlers on the land
Adventurers- men who claimed to be descendants of the early normans who had been granted land in munster by henry II
Presidents- men who imposed english law , the english language and the protestant religion
Undertakers- men who undertook (agreed) to do as they were told with the land given to them
Act of supremacy- king becomes head of the church
Act of dissolution - king confiscates land and wealth owned by the catholic church
3 plantations
laois/offaly
Mary I
Failure
Not enough people
Arrived
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Munster plantation
Elizabeth I
Failure
Not enough people