Worksheet 4

The suppression of Gaelic Ireland

Roads: Would have been much fewer than nowadays and either very muddy or very dusty.

Carriages: Usually drawn by four horses matched in colour.

Horses: Since the roads were so bad most people rode to where they wanted to go.

Ships: Bad roads made people use ships. Grace O'Malley who lived at the same time as Grace Barry of Drumshee, went to Dublin and to London by ship.

1 (Chapter 4) What sort of horse did Brendan Davoren bring for Grace to ride?



2 (Chapter 4)  What kind of saddle did a young lady like Grace have to use?



3 (Chapter 5)  What did Mary Fitzgerald and her husband use to go into Galway?



4  (Chapter 8)  Were the soldiers in tanks?



5 (Chapter 12 ) What was the name of Grace's new pony?

Make a little book about the different breeds of horse.

Find some pictures about Elizabethan carriages and carts and make a booklet illustrating these.

Imagine getting your first pony in Elizabethan times. Describe it.

Write a letter to someone explaining how to use a side-saddle..