By Brian Igoe
By Brian Igoe
The Civil Provisions of the Treaty of Limerick were completely ignored. They might never have existed. The period from the Treaty to the Catholic Relief Act of 1778 was a period of absolute rule, of political, economic, and social domination of Ireland, by the 'Protestant Ascendancy' - the great Williamite Protestant landowners who were now proceeding to enclose large tracts of land, establishment Protestant clergy, and professionals. That rule was entrenched through a number of laws enacted between 1691 and 1728, collectively known as the Penal Laws. In summary, the main points were:
That is the first paragraph of the chapter, which then goes on to look at restrictions, Trinity College Dublin, the Popery Act, horse valued at over 5, Catholic hierarchy was banished, 'Dependency of Ireland on Great Britain Act', 'Declaratory Act', extension of Poynings' law, By 1776, 5%. of land Catholic owned, no schools for Catholics, they couldn't vote, Hedge Schools, Roman Catholic children, Catholic Church, Edmund Rice, Irish Christian Brothers, harper, Turlough O'Carolan, Meath, 'O'Carolan's Concerto' and 'Planxty Irwin', the fiddle, Schools of dancing, dancing masters.
The Book is called 'The Story of Ireland'.
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