In the midst of all this a Parliament (June 1556) was opened in Dublin, in the name of Mary and of Philip her husband. The ecclesiastical legislation of Henry VIII was reversed, but the grants of the abbey lands were confirmed. Two Acts relate to the Leix and Offaly settlement. The former asserts that " the counties of Leix, Slewmarge, Offallie, Errie and Glenmalier belong of right to the King's and Queen's most excellent Majesties." Leave was given to Sussex (Fitzwalter had ... Read More