#OTD in 1695 – Penal Laws are passed which restrict the rights of Catholics to have an education, to bear arms, or to possess a horse worth more than five pounds.

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When Limerick fell to the Williamite army in 1691, the first article of surrender stated that: The Roman Catholics of this Kingdom shall enjoy such privileges in their exercise of their religion as are consistent with the laws of Ireland, or as they did enjoy in the reign of King Charles the second: and their […]

#OTD in 1936 – In the wake of the abdication of Edward VIII, the Dáil passes legislation removing the King from the Irish Constitution and abolishing the position of Governor General.

12/12/2022.Reading time 5 minutes.

In 1936, a constitutional crisis in the British Empire arose when King Edward VIII proposed to marry Wallis Simpson, an American socialite who was divorced from her first husband and was pursuing a divorce of her second. Police detectives following Simpson reported back that, while involved with Edward, she was also involved with a married […]

#OTD in 1921 – The Anglo-Irish Treaty is signed, ending the Irish War of Independence.

06/12/2022.Reading time 6 minutes.

“Think, what have I got for Ireland? Something she has wanted these past 700 years. Will anyone be satisfied at the bargain? Will anyone? I tell you this, I have signed my death warrant. I thought at the time how odd, how ridiculous —a bullet may just as well have done the job five years […]

#OTD in 1695 – Penal Laws are passed which restrict the rights of Catholics to have an education, to bear arms, or to possess a horse worth more than five pounds.

07/09/2022.Reading time 4 minutes.

#OTD in 1936 – In the wake of the abdication of Edward VIII, the Dáil passes legislation removing the King from the Irish Constitution and abolishing the position of Governor General.

12/12/2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

#OTD in 1921 – The Anglo-Irish Treaty is signed, ending the Irish War of Independence.

06/12/2021.Reading time 6 minutes.

#OTD in 1695 – Penal Laws are passed which restrict the rights of Catholics to have an education, to bear arms, or to possess a horse worth more than five pounds.

07/09/2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

#OTD in 1936 – In the wake of the abdication of Edward VIII, the Dáil passes legislation removing the King from the Irish Constitution and abolishing the position of Governor General.

12/12/2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

#OTD in 1921 – The Anglo-Irish Treaty is signed, ending the Irish War of Independence.

06/12/2020.Reading time 6 minutes.

#OTD in 1695 – Penal Laws are passed which restrict the rights of Catholics to have an education, to bear arms, or to possess a horse worth more than five pounds.

07/09/2020.Reading time 4 minutes.

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#OTD in 1695 – Penal Laws are passed which restrict the rights of Catholics to have an education, to bear arms, or to possess a horse worth more than five pounds.

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#OTD in 1921 – The Anglo-Irish Treaty is signed, ending the Irish War of Independence.

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