Ireland History – Northern Irish History Belfast Dublin

Above : Illustrating Picture Of Castlereagh Giving Speech In January, 1799, the Irish Parliament met The King’s speech asked for a discussion of the question of a Legislative Union. In the Commons there was a long debate, at the end of which the Government motion was carried only by a majority of two. Such a [...]

Above: Secret Societies The Irish parliament, which was now free, was unhappily, as it stood-unreformed-as bad a type of parliament as could well be conceived: and the government resisted all reform. The house of commons consisted of 300 members, of whom only 72 were really returned by the people: all the rest were nominated, or [...]