The Story of Ireland

By Brian Igoe

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The Story of Ireland Irish History - The Beginning Irish History - Brian Boru Irish History - Brehon Aidan Irish History - Strongbow and the Normans Irish History - The Geraldines Irish History - Break with Rome Irish History - Derry adn Rory O'More Irish History - Cromwell and transport Irish History - Charles II and James II Irish History - Battle of the Boyne Irish History - Penal Laws Irish History - Grattan and Catholic Emancipation Irish History - Georgian Dublin Irish History - Year of the French Irish History - Daniel O'Connell Irish History - The Great Famine Irish History - Irish in America Irish History - Transport Revolution Irish History - The Fenians and Parnell Irish History - The Easter Rising Irish History - War of Independence Irish History - Civil War Irish History - De Valera Irish History - Sean Lemass to Paisley Irish History - Irelands call Irish Music and Theatre

Chapter 11 - 1690 - 1728. Penal Laws

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.

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