How has conflict been rooted in Irish society via religion, ethnicity and colonialism?
• Normans in Ireland 1169. They were invited to assist the King of Leinster in his claim to High Kingship. In 1171 the Normans overlord, King Henry II declared himself overlord of the whole of Ireland. The Normans settled all over Ireland establishing law, parliaments and administration as it was in England. However, the Normans assimilated into Irish culture and through intermarriage the native Gaelic population and culture remained strong. • Plantation of Ulster began in 16th century. The English Tudor monarchs planned a conquest of Ireland. Henry VIII declared himself King of Ireland in 1541. The plantations were a systematic introduction of large numbers of English and Scottish settlers, designed to establish English rule and control the native Irish. Mary I attempted from 1556, but Elizabeth I secured Ireland. Land was taken from the natives and redistributed to settlers, often as a reward for services rendered in Britain. King James I continued the plantation. The British governm
