Above : Painting Of Oliver Cromwell During the six years of Commonwealth rule that followed the Cromwellian Settlement, Ireland had but httle history. The religious rites of the Catholic Church were forbidden, and all priests were ordered to leave the countrv. Catholics were excluded from offices of trust, and could not administer justice keep school or become barristers or solicitors. Still, while the sufferings of the clergy, forced to take refuge in woods and swamps, were often very severe, there was ... Read More