Some Irish History.

A video lecture on the Penal Laws in Ireland.

• • Religious Restrictions:
    • • Banned Catholic clergy from entering Ireland (Banishment Act 1697).
      • Forced attendance at Protestant worship, with fines for absence (Popery Acts).
  • Made it illegal to own a Catholic school or educate children abroad (Education Act 1695).

• Land & Property:
  • Prohibited Catholics from buying land or leasing land over a certain value (Popery Acts).
  • Prevented Catholics from inheriting land from Protestants or taking mortgages.
  • Limited the value of horses Catholics could own (e.g., under £5).

• Political & Civil Exclusion:
  • Excluded Catholics from Parliament and public office.
  • Denied voting rights (Disenfranchising Act 1728).
  • Banned Catholics from professions like law or medicine and from holding military commissions.
  • Forbidden to keep arms for protection.

• Specific Acts:
  • Act for the better securing the government, by disarming papists 1695: Allowed seizure of Catholic arms.
  • Popery Acts (1704, 1709): Reinforced restrictions on land, education, and clergy. 

• Repealed gradually through relief acts starting in 1771.
• The last major disability (Oath of Supremacy) removed in 1829, notes Wikipedia.
• Led to secret education (Hedge Schools) and a diaspora seeking opportunity abroad.                                          ——————————————————————————————————————–

1798 Rebellion is available here https://linktr.ee/irishhistory