Plantations Flashcards
Was there’s government in 1500s Ireland
No lords ruled over the country and King Henry VII ruled over a small area called the pale
What were the three sections Ireland was divided up into
The area controlled by Gaelic lords
The area controlled by old English lords
And the pale
Who were the Gaelic lords
Lords who ruled over a clam ( a group of people with the same surname eg O’Connor) the Lord was elected from the ruling family (derbhfine)
Who were the old English lords
Descendants from Normans who were given their land by the English King. They ruled over their own lands and had their own army and laws
What was the pale
An area ruled by English rulers who followed English rules and customs
Punishment under Brehon law
The only punishment was a fine that the guilty persons family payed called an éiric. Their were no executions of gaols. The Brehon (judge) was in charge of law
Punishment under common law
Courts held in courthouse. Guilty were beheaded or sentenced to long prison sentences. Judges went from place to place appointed by the King
What law as the Irish law
Brehon law
What law was the English law
Common law
Marriage laws in Brehon law
Wives kept names an properties.
Divorce allowed
All children (even ones born outside the marriage) were entitled to charge fathers property
Marriage in Common law
Wives room husbands name
Husband took wife money and property
Divorce not allowed
On,y children born in the marriage were entitled to fathers land
What is primogeniture
Under common law, the oldest son in the family inherits his fathers land and become the new Lord
What clothes did they wear in the 1500s
Mantle and glib
What is a mantle
A cloak Gaelic women wore with a long tunic
What was a glib
A fringe Gaelic men wore
