Clans

Shane The Proud Of The O’Neills
16th Century Period

Shane "The Proud" O'Neill

In 1542, the most powerful Gaelic leader in Ulster, Conn Bacach O’Neill, the Lord of Tír Eóghain had submitted to Queen Elisabeth I of England and she had re-granted him his lands and presented him […]

Tudor conquest of Ireland
16th Century Period

The Tudor Plantations in Ireland

From 1541, with Henry VIII, supported by the Irish parliament, claimed kingship over all of Ireland and introduced the Crown of Ireland Act of 1542.

King Henry VIII of England
16th Century Period

Introduction of the Crown of Ireland Act 1542

16th Century Ireland saw the introduction of the Crown of Ireland Act 1542 and during the reign of Henry VIII, the Catholic Church, and the people of Ireland, native and settler alike, remained strongly attached […]