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See also the topic page for Ireland before 1830.
Take 1780 and 1849 as the terminal dates. Spaces have been left for any other ideas.
1780s |
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Ireland had its own parliament |
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The Irish parliament had to submit all legislation to Westminster for approval before it could be discussed |
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Irish Declaratory Act of 1719 was repealed in 1782 |
Population was rising |
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Catholics could not vote |
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Catholics could sit as MPs |
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Catholics could not go to University |
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1838 Poor Law Act |
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Irish farming began to prosper |
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Absentee landlords |
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Rack renting |
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Repeal of the Williamite Penal Laws |
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1801 Act of Union |
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Increasing literacy among the Irish |
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1836 Civil Marriages Act |
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A police force existed in Ireland |
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4 March, 2016
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