Tyrone's Rebellion

Q1. Which Irish region did Hugh O'Neill have his power base in?

• Connaught

• Leinster

• Munster

• Ulster

Q2. What was the name given to the system that describes the Irish way of passing on land and titles?

Q3. The area around Dublin, under direct control of England, was known as the ...

Q4. Which of these Irish lords was the first to rebel in 1593?

• Brian O'Rourke

• Hugh Maguire

• Hugh O'Donnell

• Hugh O'Neill

Q5. What year was the Battle of Clontibret?

• 1593

• 1595

• 1597

• 1599

Q6. What year was the Battle of the Yellow Ford?

• 1594

• 1596

• 1598

• 1600

Q7. Which English commander was ambushed and killed in the Battle of Curlew Pass?

• Henry Bagenal

• Earl Robert Devereux

• Lord Mountjoy

• Sir Conyers Clifford

Q8. What position was Robert Devereux appointed to in 1599 by Queen Elizabeth?

• Lord Deputy of Ireland

• Lord Lieutenant of Ireland

• Earl of Essex

• Marshal of the army of Ireland

Q9. What castle was the last to come under siege and surrender?

• Dunboy

• Kinsale

• Monaghan

• The Black Fort

Q10. How many Spanish warships arrived in Munster in 1601?

• 18

• 28

• 38

• 48