Storm on the Island context Flashcards
1
Q
What is STORMONT?
A
parliament buildings in Northern Ireland
2
Q
Storm could be about?
A
political disturbances in ireland
3
Q
in the 16th century who was there a conflict between?
A
Catholics and Protestants
4
Q
What happened to the Land in the 16th century and what conflict did this cause?
A
Conflict: Irish wanted independence from Britain
Land: confiscated and settled by planters who injected British culture
5
Q
What happened in the 12th Century?
A
Britain invaded and took over ireland
leading to small scale immigration
there were small uprising conflicts
people of ireland retaliated against oppressors