The Plantations
Name the plantation you studied and its organiser
The Ulster Plantation - King James I
Who was the key figure related to the 1798 rebellion?
Theobald Wolfe Tone
The Great Famine involved a disease of potatoes called the ______.
Blight
Which social or cultural movement have you studied.
The GAA.
Name a parliamentary leader you studied.
O'Connell / Parnell
What was 'The Pale'
Dublin and surrounding areas
Name 2 causes of the 1798 rebellion
Protestant ascendancy, catholic discontent, poverty, American & French rev, United Irishmen
Name two causes of the famine.
rise in population, subdivision, dependence on potato, blight
Name one of the key figures involved in founding the organisation.
Name O'Connell's main goal as a politician
Catholic emancipation,
What was a 'bawn'?
From which country did the 1798 rebellion seek help?
France (also America)
Fill in the blank: Robert ______'s government provided relief by supplying ________ corn, however, it was so tough to eat it was nicknamed _________ ___________.
Peel, Indian, Peel's Brimstone.
What happened on Bloody Sunday, 1920?
Black and Tans shot into crowd at Dublin Vs Tipperary as retaliation for earlier assassinations.
The Act of Union 1800 joined Britain and Ireland, which group wanted to keep the union?
What three groups were given land during plantations?
Undertakers, Servitors, Loyal Irish
Co. Wexford.
Name THREE consequences of the Famine.
Fall in population, decline in language, end of subdivision, continued emigration, political conflict
The GAA was used by ________ to secretly train young men for a future rising.
The IRB
What were the Pigott forgeries?
forged letters that appeared to show Parnell in favour of phoenix park murders
Name THREE consequences of the Plantation you studied
New population, new towns, economy changes, Land + religion, impact on native Irish, conflict over identity
The rebels were defeated badly at ________ Hill, Wexford.
Vinegar
After Peel's government, who replaced him in British government and what was their policy regarding the famine?
John Russel, Laissez-faire
Discuss why the founding of the GAA was a significant event in Irish history.
I'll judge the answer.
Describe the downfall of parnell
his affair