Ireland History – Northern Irish History Belfast Dublin

Above : Picture Of James Fitzgerald From what has been said it will be clear that Ireland, so far from desiring a Union, was, on the whole, very decidedly opposed to it, and that, in order to carry the measure, Pitt would be obliged to make use of every means at his disposal, if not [...]

Above : Painting Of Lord Grey After this digression we may return to follow to the end the fortunes of the Act of Union in its passage through Parliament. The debate which followed Castlereagh’s speech ended, as it was bound to end, in a Government victory. At the Division the ayes were 158, the noes [...]