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10 Cards in this Set
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The Pale |
Surrounded Dublin. English rule did not extend beyond this point. |
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Anglo-Irish Lord |
A descendant of earlier English settlers who had intermarriage with the Irish. |
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Quasi-Kings |
Had the power but not the title or rank of a king. |
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Chieftains |
The leader of a clan For example the O'Neil clan |
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Tanistry |
Governed the inheritance of titles and land. The use of clans and chieftains meant that the inheritance of land was not necessarily moved from father to eldest son. |
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Policy of Concillation |
A peaceful method in which a compromise was reached between the English and the Irish. Following King Henry's break with Rome - Ireland decided to remain Catholic. |
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Policy of More Direct Intervention |
Replaced Traditional Irish traditions and laws were replaced with English ones. Councils were established to govern regions of Connaught and Munster. Led to unsuccessful rebellions in Munster (1569 and 1579-1583) Colonisation (1592) 775 English settlers in Munster. |
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Composition |
In which the English planned to transfer the traditional payments of landowners (1 payment to the English and 1 payment to the Irish overlords) to a single payment to the English authorities. (1585) Yearly rent to the council of Connaught - 10 shillings for every 50 hectares of inhabited land that they owned. |
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Gaelic |
Most Irish Little English control |
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Plantations Into Ulster |
(1570's) Earl of Essex and Sir Thomas Smith received a grant to establish a settlement in Eastern Ulster. Resisted by the O'Neills and O'Donnells (1574) 200 members of the O'Neil clan were massacred (1575) 500 members of the O'Donnell clan were killed. |
