Flashcard: Irish History and Mythology Fundamentals — 16 carte

Ireland's divisions — main regions?

Four provinces: Ulster, Leinster, Connacht, Munster.

Irish mythology — key realm?

The Otherworld, Tir na nOg.

Pre-Christian Irish gods — example?

The Dagda, Morrigan, Brigid.

English conquest — policy?

Anglicization and plantation policies.

James II — conflict?

Promoted Catholicism, opposed by Protestants.

Protestant Ascendancy — meaning?

Dominance of Anglican elite in Ireland.

Penal Laws — target?

Catholics and Presbyterians' rights.

Irish Parliament — status?

Subordinate to English Parliament.

Vikings — role?

Raided, traded, and settled in Ireland.

Tir na nOg — description?

Mythical land of youth and gods.

Tuatha Dé Danann — who?

Old Irish gods and heroes.

The Battle of the Boyne — date?

1690.

The Treaty of Limerick — significance?

Religious freedom for Catholics, largely ignored.

Potato — importance?

Main food source for Irish peasants.

Henry VIII — religious change?

Established Church of England, broke from Catholic Church.

The Great Famine — cause?

Potato blight, economic hardship, emigration.