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In the _____century about _____ people lived in Ireland and most of these people lived in the _____. The King of England was the ______ but he had very little control over the country. The country was divided into three areas, the ______, ______ and the ______.
The _____ was an area north and south of Dublin and it was the only part of Ireland where _________________________. The people followed ______ law and spoke ______. They were often raided by ______ and so built a ditch around the area to protect themselves.
Parts of the land were controlled by _________ and these lords were descendants from the ________ who invaded Ireland in the _____ century. They were supposed to be loyal to the king of England. They followed a mixture of _____ and _____ law. Some of the families, such as _______, ________ and _______ were very powerful.
The rest of Ireland was under the control of _________. They followed _____ law and spoke ____. Their way of life did not differ that much from that of their ancestors the _____. They did not recognise the king of England. Each kingdon of _____ had it's own king. The most powerful of these families were the ______, ______ and the ______.
