Module Details

Module Code: HIST H7004
Full Title: Ireland 1540-1800: Land and Religion
Valid From:: Semester 1 - 2019/20 ( June 2019 )
Language of Instruction:English
Duration: 1 Semester
Credits:: 5
Module Owner:: Annaleigh Margey
Departments: Unknown
Module Description: In the sixteenth-century, the English government began a process of imperial expansion that would give rise to colonisation in distant locations such as the Americas and India. It was, however, much closer to home that the first step in this imperial expansion took place. From the late 1540s, the English government initiated a process of settlement in Ireland, which gave rise to both government-sponsored and private plantations throughout the country. These plantations became part of three centuries of political and religious upheaval, during which the country was transformed from a traditional Gaelic landscape to one united with England, Scotland and Wales under the Act of Union. This course aims to chart this transition by exploring this period chronologically. Throughout the course, we will continue to build upon our knowledge of the social history of Ireland, as we learn about two major forces in shaping Irish society; religion and land.
 
Module Learning Outcome
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Module Learning Outcome Description
MLO1 Propose the main events in the history of early modern Ireland.
MLO2 Assess English and later, British settlement and its consequences in Ireland during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
MLO3 Discuss the complex forces that have shaped the religious, political, social and cultural landscape of early modern Ireland.
MLO4 Analyse primary source materials for early modern Ireland.
MLO5 Compare developments (political, social and cultural) in early modern Ireland in the context of the wider European and Atlantic World.
Pre-requisite learning
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is strongly recommended before enrolment in this module. You may enrol in this module if you have not acquired the recommended learning but you will have considerable difficulty in passing (i.e. achieving the learning outcomes of) the module. While the prior learning is expressed as named DkIT module(s) it also allows for learning (in another module or modules) which is equivalent to the learning specified in the named module(s).
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Module Indicative Content
Module summary
In the sixteenth-century, the English government began a process of imperial expansion that would give rise to colonisation in distant locations such as the Americas and India. It was, however, much closer to home that the first step in this imperial expansion took place. From the late 1540s, the English government initiated a process of settlement in Ireland, which gave rise to both government-sponsored and private plantations throughout the country. These plantations became part of three centuries of political and religious upheaval, during which the country was transformed from a traditional Gaelic landscape to one united with Britain under the Act of Union. This course aims to chart this transition by exploring this period chronologically. The course will continue to build upon the student's knowledge of the political, social and economic history of Ireland, as they learn about two major forces in shaping Irish society; religion and land.
Sixteenth-Century Ireland
• Ireland in the early sixteenth century • Religious Change and Reaction • Ireland in the reign of Mary I and Elizabeth I: Land and Plantation • The Nine Years' War
Seventeenth-Century Ireland
• The Flight of the Earls • British Settlement in Ireland • The 1641 Rebellion • Cromwell in Ireland • Cromwellian and Restoration Settlement • Religious Conflicts
Eighteenth Century Ireland
• The rise of the Protestant Ascendancy • Life in 18th century Ireland • Revolutionary Awakening • The Act of Union.
Module Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Course Work50.00%
Final Examination50.00%
Module Special Regulation
 

Assessments

Full-time

Course Work
Assessment Type Essay % of Total Mark 50
Marks Out Of 0 Pass Mark 0
Timing n/a Learning Outcome 2,4
Duration in minutes 0
Assessment Description
Students will be asked to complete a long essay of 2,000 based on a topic relating to the course. The topic may ask students to engage with contemporary sources for the period and may involve using digital resources. The topic will be given to students in the first week of term.
No Project
No Practical
Final Examination
Assessment Type Formal Exam % of Total Mark 50
Marks Out Of 0 Pass Mark 0
Timing End-of-Semester Learning Outcome 1,3,5
Duration in minutes 0
Assessment Description
End-of-Semester Final Examination

Part-time

Course Work
Assessment Type Essay % of Total Mark 50
Marks Out Of 0 Pass Mark 0
Timing n/a Learning Outcome 2,4
Duration in minutes 0
Assessment Description
Students will be asked to complete a long essay of 2,000 based on a topic relating to the course. The topic may ask students to engage with contemporary sources for the period and may involve using digital resources. The topic will be given to students in the first week of term.
No Project
No Practical
Final Examination
Assessment Type Formal Exam % of Total Mark 50
Marks Out Of 0 Pass Mark 0
Timing End-of-Semester Learning Outcome 1,3,5
Duration in minutes 0
Assessment Description
n/a
Reassessment Requirement
A repeat examination
Reassessment of this module will consist of a repeat examination. It is possible that there will also be a requirement to be reassessed in a coursework element.

DKIT reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full-time
Workload Type Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact No Description Every Week 2.00 2
Tutorial Contact No Description Every Week 1.00 1
Directed Reading Non Contact No Description Every Week 2.00 2
Independent Study Non Contact No Description Every Week 4.00 4
Total Weekly Learner Workload 9.00
Total Weekly Contact Hours 3.00
Workload: Part-time
Workload Type Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact No Description Every Week 2.00 2
Directed Reading Non Contact No Description Every Week 4.00 4
Independent Study Non Contact No Description Every Week 3.00 3
Total Weekly Learner Workload 9.00
Total Weekly Contact Hours 2.00
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • A. Clarke, W.E. Vaughan et.al. (eds). New History of Ireland vols. iii-vi., Oxford: Clarendon (1982-).
  • Nicholas Canny. (2001), Making Ireland British, 1580-1650, Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  • Colm Lennon. (1994), Sixteenth-Century Ireland: the incomplete conquest, Gill and Macmillan, Dublin.
  • Raymond Gillespie. (2007), Seventeenth-Century Ireland: making Ireland modern, Gill and Macmillan, Dublin.
  • Ian McBride. (2009), Eighteenth-Century Ireland: ascendancy and dispossession, Gill and Macmillan, Dublin.
  • William J. Smyth. (2006), Map-Making, Landscapes and Memory: A Geography of Colonial and Early Modern Ireland, c.1530-1750, Cork University Press, Cork.
  • J.H. Ohlmeyer. (2018), The Cambridge History of Ireland,vol. 2, 1550-1730, 1st. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, [ISBN: 9781316338773].
  • James Kelly. (2018), The Cambridge History of Ireland,vol. 3, 1730-1880, 1st. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, [ISBN: 9781316335680].
  • Sean J. Connolly. (2008), Divided Kingdom: Ireland, 1630-1800, Oxford University Press, Oxford, [ISBN: 9780199543472].
  • Sean J. Connolly. (2007), Contested Island: Ireland, 1460-1630, Oxford University Press, Oxford, [ISBN: 9780198208167].
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