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1
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Parliamentarian

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Supporters of parliament during the English civil war.

2
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Oliver Cromwell

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Leader of the parliamentarians

3
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Act of Settlement

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People who couldn’t prove that they supported the parliamentarians during the civil war lost land.

4
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Changes in Ireland - Land ownership

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  • 10% Catholic
  • Landlords also judges
  • Leases
5
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Changes in Ireland - Farming

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  • Lands divided into fields and farms
  • Fields enclosed with hedge and ditch.
  • New crops (eg. potatoes) introduced
6
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Changes in Ireland - towns

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  • Square -> weekly markets
  • Catholic church -> Protestant
  • Courthouse
7
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Changes in Ireland - Industry

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  • Iron & glass works in Co. Cork
  • Linen in Ulster
  • Sold timber for ships and barrels.
8
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Changes in Ireland - Culture

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  • Banned Irish fashions
  • Brehon law banned
  • Irish language used less.
9
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Changes in Ireland - penal laws

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  • Catholic schools banned
  • Catholics not allowed vote/join parliament
  • Catholics not allowed keep weapons.
10
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Royalist

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A supporter of King Charles I during the English civil war.