Ulster Plantations
The Great Famine
Parliamentary Traditions
The GAA
Rise and Impact of Nationalism and Unionism
100

What is a planter?

Someone who is moved from England/Scotland to live in Ireland

100

What caused the great famine? 

potato blight

100

Name one person in Parliamentary Traditions.

Parnell

O'Connell

Carson

Redmond

100

What does GAA stand for? 

Gaelic Athletic Association

100

What is a Nationalist? 

Someone who wants some form of self-government of Ireland

200

Name the monarch who planted Ulster.

James I

200

What were the causes of the famine? name three

Subdivision of land

Growing population

No industry

Larger families

Blight

Over-reliance on the potato

200

What is parliamentary traditions? 

the peaceful and lawful methods of getting bills passed in parliament.

200

What were the four original games of the GAA? 

Hurling, rounders, football, handball

200

How many Home Rule Bills were there? 

Three

300

What was the name of the protective wall around a settlement? 

Bawn

300

What was the British initial attitude to the Famine? 

Laissez-Faire, they wanted to see if it would sort out itself

300

What methods could these parliamentary traditions take? 

Speeches, Marches, Absenteeism, parliamentary obstruction etc.

300

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.

300

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.

400

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

400

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

400

Give a short account of a named Parliamentary Traditionalist you have studied.

Parnell

O'Connell

Account. 

400

What happened on Bloody Sunday? 

14 people were killed in retaliation for the killing of RIC members.

400

What is the Castle Document? 

Forged document sent to MacNeill stating the arrest of IVF members and the execution of MacNeill

500

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

500

Once emigrated, where did the Irish have to live? 

Ghettos, poor areas of the countries. 

500

What was the final aim of the Parliamentary Tradition? 

Home Rule

500

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.

500

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