Kingdom of Ireland

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/kingdom-of-ireland

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Where is Kingdom of Ireland?Island of Ireland
2. What is the capital of Kingdom of Ireland?Dublin
3. What language do people speak in Kingdom of Ireland?Irish and English
4. When was Kingdom of Ireland built?1542 (Crown of Ireland Act)
5. What is the dissolved?1800 (Acts of Union)
6. What is the administrative structure?Personal union with England/Great Britain, administered by a Lord Lieutenant

Personal Union: A situation where two or more states share the same head of state but remain distinct entities.
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland: The viceroy representing the English/British monarch in Ireland.
Protestant Ascendancy: The political, economic, and social dominance of the Protestant minority in Ireland.
Acts of Union: Legislation that abolished the Parliament of Ireland and created the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.