The Pale (historical region around Dublin)

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The Pale was a late medieval and early modern English-controlled region centered on Dublin, distinguished by its fortified boundaries and cultural separation from the surrounding Gaelic Irish territories.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English colonial territory
historical region
aimOfStatutesOfKilkenny prevent cultural assimilation with Gaelic Irish
associatedWithPhrase beyond the pale
borderedBy Gaelic Irish lordships
Leinster Gaelic territories NERFINISHED
borderType fortified boundary
centeredOn Dublin NERFINISHED
controlledBy English Crown NERFINISHED
country Kingdom of England
dissolvedUnder reign of James I of England
distinguishedBy English language and customs
cultural separation from Gaelic Irish
use of English law
endTime 1603
early 17th century
ethnicGroup Anglo-Irish NERFINISHED
English settlers in Ireland
followedBy Kingdom of Ireland NERFINISHED
governanceForm feudal administration
governedBy Lord Deputy of Ireland NERFINISHED
hasCapital Dublin NERFINISHED
hasFortifications castles
pale ditches and earthworks
walled towns
hasPart County Dublin NERFINISHED
parts of County Kildare
parts of County Louth
parts of County Meath
historicalPeriod Late Middle Ages
Tudor period in Ireland
language Early Modern English
Irish
Middle English
legalSystem English common law
locatedIn Ireland NERFINISHED
eastern Ireland
mainEconomicActivity arable farming
cattle raising
trade with England
partOf English Lordship of Ireland NERFINISHED
English colonial system in Ireland
precededBy Lordship of Ireland NERFINISHED
religion Latin Christianity NERFINISHED
Roman Catholicism
significantExpansion 14th century
startTime late 12th century
subjectOf Statutes of Kilkenny NERFINISHED

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The Nail in the Pale hasWordplayOn The Pale (historical region around Dublin)