Plantations Flashcards
(19 cards)
Gaelic lords
Lords in Ireland that are descended from Irish
The pale
A small area of land around Dublin , controlled by the king of England.
Brehon law
The laws usedby the Gaelic Irish
Common law
The English system of law
Glib
A Gaelic mans moustache and fringe
Mantle
A heavy cloak worn by Gaelic Irish
Old English
Descendants of English or people of the pale. Remained catholic and supported the king of England in the civil war
Lease
A landlords legal agreement called a lease
Undertaker
A man who received an estate in a plantation and agree to follow the kings rules
Plantation
People from one country are sent to another country to take land and to live and work there
Servitor
English and Scottish soldiers
- Surrender and Regrant
King Henry’s method of gaining Irish control
- Sheriff
Inforce law in plantation towns
- Flight of the Earls
When Irish lords wwnt to Europe so they weren’t under English rule
- Bawn
A walled courtyard build by planters for defence
- Nine Years War
In ulster, Gaelic lords attacked the English undertakers because they were telling them how to run there land
- Protestant Ascendancy
The Protestant ruling class
- Landlord
The Protestant ascendancy became landlords. They made money renting land to catholic ten tents
- Penal Laws
English system of law
