1. What we have covered to date!
A Summary!
What we have covered to date!

2. History of Settlement in Ireland (hand-out)
Factors that Influence Settlement:
Social and Historical Factors:
Pre-Christian Settlers
Stone Age Settlers
Vikings
Early Christian Settlers
Normans
Plantations
Resource and Terrain Factors: (see page 224)
Altitude
Drainage Patterns
Land Quality

3. Norman Settlements in Ireland (Chapter 35)
Where did the Normans Settle?
In the east and south (closest to where they came from)
On fertile land
Near rivers
Defensive sites

4. Patterns in the Distributions of Towns (Chapter 36)
Normans:
In the East and South (closest to where they came from)
On fertile land
Near rivers
Defensive sites
Vikings:
East and South coasts
Linear Pattern along or near the coast
Primate City: Twice the population of the next biggest city e.g. Dublin

5. New Settlement Patterns in the Dutch Polders (Chapter 37)
Polder: Land reclaimed from the sea
Polders can be found in the Netherlands (North-East Polder: Ijsselmeer)
Planned linear rural settlement in the Polders
Planned radial urban settlement: Cartwheel (Emmeloord)
Be able to compare settlement differences between Polders and Ireland

6. North – East Polder

7. Rural: Linear Pattern

8. Urban: Cartwheel Pattern

9. The Functions of Nucleated Settlements over Time (Chapter 38)
Village – v – Town
Functions of Nucleated Settlement:
Market
Defence
Ecclesiastical
Resource
Ports
Residential
Recreational
Case Studies: Limerick and Cologne (Koln)

10. Change in Urban Functions over Time (Chapter 39)
Case Studies:
Navan Co. Meath.
Dungarvan, Co. Waterford

11. Any Questions? Overall: We have covered Chapters 35-39
We still have to finish 39 and 40 before we have completed the Settlement section of the course!
Any Questions?