The Plantations Flashcards
What are the plantations
Irish land confiscated by the Crown and colonised by British settlers
What is the pale?
the area surrounding Dublin under the direct control of the English Crown
Who are the Anglo Irish?
descendants of the Anglo-Normans who invaded Ireland in the twelfth century.
Who are the Gaelic Irish?
the Gaelic chieftains who followed Irish law, known as Brehon law
What are Breton laws?
Gaelic Irish laws dating back as far as the Iron Age
What is surrender and regrant
Anglo-Irish and Gaelic Irish rulers were to surrender themselves and their lands to Henry VIII, and he would grant their land back to them along with an English title
Who are the under takers?
men who undertook (agreed) to do as they were told with the land given to them
Who are servitors
English or Scottish soldiers who had fought for the Crown
Who are loyal Irish?
native Irish who had stayed loyal to the Crown during the Nine Years War
What are penal laws
laws that suppressed the status of Catholics in Ireland
What is wattle and daub
woven mesh plastered with a mixture of mud, dung, sand and straw
What is a contesious issue
an issue that people are likely to argue about
Name 3 results from the plantations
• English became the common language
• English customs and laws were introduced
•Crop farming began to take over from cattle farming
