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.Their job waa to kccp the Irisi: nrmy away from Dubiin. In order tos
do this 'thoy had to enter into many relationships witn tie nativas;a
militnry, social, and political. The result was stranye indeed,ooeo
for by tho second generation the iormans Here speaking Gaelia andsoe
Were ab Irinh aa the Jrish themgelvo8.
So in the l2th, I3th, and 1hth century Irelnndeseeo
thicre actually weiro three worlds living on the Bume island: the ooooe
outside the lale, aad the Irisi clana occupying all the rest, psoeoee
This situation was not acceptable to the rulers in bngland and waaoo
scheduled to be changed.as soon aa they had the opportunity:
'The most seriouo cultural change of lhis yeriod was
not, howevor, t
the gaelicization of the Normanb around the Pale.ceeoe
linfortunatoly, the Hormuns influenccd tho clans. The clans bogan to
givo way tyhcrodithry rulc.
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PUDORS
Xtor the War of the Rogus in Bngland,the victorioiu
"udors - Hlonry Vil, lcnry Virl, and Quccn Eiizabyth
fdhnd.croated absolute monarchy.
They now hnd Limeos
bo deal with Lhe mwild-Irish" and the"Norman-Irioh"upotarto
Ireland in this period wao subjected to'a sovereaoo
proceba of aurlicization throuch technlgies aimed at tho lrish clnne
chicls. Tho. choice'for the irieh clon chief wan simple: either heue
jocame a ront-hnnnry landlord on the bngaiah nodel, or ha would beoe.
branded a traitor, humged ao a rebel or driven into exile.
The Snaliah, howevor, did not. have hn eamytimo lno
nnglicizing tlie Irieh.
Revolte continucd into the l7th century ando
grow ,larger ns tho repreoalon srew more severes Cattle were ceoaeaee
dmpoundied and croyu wore dogtroyed resnlting in a fanine of appalng
intensity.
CLEARIHG THE LAID.
Lhe policy of cotabldchsnglandlordism in Irelane
Waa drauiny: to a close. a new policy of ucleaxanoeo
fand plnntation" vas lndertaken.
Thicinvolyodosoos
ucleariug" Lhose areac that had not heeg left dogolated by war andoa
famino. fellowed by nuctions which dictiibulod tise land into Jargc&o
0state6.
Howcver, Ihe wenlthy bnglichmen who bought then had osae6oo
difficulty in yerauratng cettlerg to come to' Jroland. Finally, thes
orixinal clanbmen r2iurned to work under an snlish landlori, on tie
Jand they okca owned.
to be continued next issug
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