The Munster/Geraldine Rebellion

Question 1

When did the Munster/Geraldine rebellion take place?

Answer 1

Munster 1569-73; Geraldine 1579-83

Question 2

How long did the Munster/Geraldine rebellion last for?

Answer 2

10 years – active rebellion for less than one

Question 3

Where did the Munster/Geraldine rebellion take place?

Answer 3

Munster, in south-west Ireland

Question 4

Who led the Munster/Geraldine rebellion?

Answer 4

-Earl of Desmond
-James Fitzgerald

Question 5

What was the main cause of the Munster/Geraldine rebellion?

Answer 5

Local resistance to the centre – resentment at English incomers seizing land

Question 6

How threatening was the Munster/Geraldine rebellion?

Answer 6

Low - English counter-measures were effective; brutality worked. No threat outside Munster

Question 7

Why did the Munster/Geraldine rebellion fail?

Answer 7

-English spending - an army of 6,500 was eventually raised
-Internal squabbles between Irish clans