A Summary!What we have covered to date!

History of Settlement in Ireland (hand-out)

Factors that Influence Settlement:

0 Social and Historical Factors:

0 Pre-Christian Settlers0 Stone Age Settlers0 Vikings0 Early Christian Settlers0 Normans0 Plantations

0Resource and Terrain Factors: (see page 224)

0 Altitude0 Drainage Patterns0 Land Quality

Norman Settlements in Ireland (Chapter 35)

Where did the Normans Settle?

0 In the east and south (closest to where they came from)

0On fertile land0Near rivers0Defensive sites

Patterns in the Distributions of Towns (Chapter 36)

0Vikings:0 East and South coasts0 Linear Pattern along or

near the coast

Normans:0 In the East and South

(closest to where they came from)

0 On fertile land0 Near rivers0 Defensive sites

Primate City: Twice the population of the next biggest city e.g. Dublin

New Settlement Patterns in the Dutch Polders (Chapter 37)

0Polder: Land reclaimed from the sea0Polders can be found in the Netherlands (North-East

Polder: Ijsselmeer)0Planned linear rural settlement in the Polders0Planned radial urban settlement: Cartwheel

(Emmeloord)

0Be able to compare settlement differences between Polders and Ireland

North – East Polder

Rural: Linear Pattern

Urban: Cartwheel Pattern

The Functions of Nucleated Settlements over Time (Chapter 38)

0 Village – v – Town

0 Functions of Nucleated Settlement: 0 Market0 Defence0 Ecclesiastical0 Resource0 Ports0 Residential0 Recreational

0 Case Studies: Limerick and Cologne (Koln)

Change in Urban Functions over Time (Chapter 39)

0Case Studies: 0 Navan Co. Meath.0 Dungarvan, Co. Waterford

Overall:

0We have covered Chapters 35-39

0We still have to finish 39 and 40 before we have completed the Settlement section of the course!

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