Irish History to 1729
390-461 St. Patrick brings Christianity to Ireland 795-1014 Vikings begin series of invasions
1170 Long-term British involvement in Ireland begins
1541 Henry VIII of England, a Protestant, declares himself King of Ireland
1649 Oliver Cromwell crushes Irish opposition.
By 1703, Protestants own 90% of the country's land.
1695-1728 Penal Laws: Acts against Catholics. These
o Prevent Catholics from bearing arms and owning horses worth over five pounds.
o Restrict their rights to education.
o Stop them buying land and on death, Catholic property has to be divided among all sons.
o Ban Catholics from serving in the army, holding public office, entering the legal profession, becoming MPs or voting.
You forgot all the times the British tried to ban the playing of the Irish Lap Harp, the national instrament. Queen Elizabeth I even ordered all players to be hung. I know this because I play the Irish lap Harp. See this site for more info. They were so brutal on the Irish in general.
ReplyDeletehttp://scottandirmamusic.com/instruments.html