Ulster Plantations
What is a planter?
Someone who is moved from England/Scotland to live in Ireland
What caused the great famine?
potato blight
Name one person in Parliamentary Traditions.
Parnell
O'Connell
Carson
Redmond
What does GAA stand for?
Gaelic Athletic Association
What is a Nationalist?
Someone who wants some form of self-government of Ireland
Name the monarch who planted Ulster.
James I
What were the causes of the famine? name three
Subdivision of land
Growing population
No industry
Larger families
Blight
Over-reliance on the potato
What is parliamentary traditions?
the peaceful and lawful methods of getting bills passed in parliament.
What were the four original games of the GAA?
Hurling, rounders, football, handball
How many Home Rule Bills were there?
Three
What was the name of the protective wall around a settlement?
Bawn
What was the British initial attitude to the Famine?
Laissez-Faire, they wanted to see if it would sort out itself
What methods could these parliamentary traditions take?
Speeches, Marches, Absenteeism, parliamentary obstruction etc.
Name one rule of the GAA and explain.
Rule 21: banning of RIC members joining the club.
Rule 27:Banning GAA members of playing "foreign" sports.
What led the rise of Sinn Fein 's popularity?
Credit for the Easter Rising, opposition to the conscription notice, German plot for arms, absenteeism from parliament, etc.
Give two features of a plantation town? Give an example of a plantation town you have studied.
Protective walls, grid streets, diamond/square centre of town.
Derry
Name three consequences of the famine:
1m died
1m emigrated
subdivision ended
change from tillage to pasture
smaller families
decline of the national language
Irish nationalism grew
Give a short account of a named Parliamentary Traditionalist you have studied.
Parnell
O'Connell
Account.
What happened on Bloody Sunday?
14 people were killed in retaliation for the killing of RIC members.
What is the Castle Document?
Forged document sent to MacNeill stating the arrest of IVF members and the execution of MacNeill
What was the impact of the Ulster Plantations?
Religion differed causing conflict, language changed and English became the common language, Law systems were different, etc
Once emigrated, where did the Irish have to live?
Ghettos, poor areas of the countries.
What was the final aim of the Parliamentary Tradition?
Home Rule
What was the impact of the GAA?
Hurling and football revived, encouraged teamwork and discipline, blurred class distinction, bolstered community identity, promoted democracy, set the same rules throughout territories.
What was the Parliament Act?
House of Lords could not veto any bill coming to them and could not delay laws passing any longer than two years