Ireland History – Northern Irish History Belfast Dublin

A new English family now comes into Irish history—that of the Talbots. In 1414 Sir John Talbot, afterwards Lord Furnival and Earl of Shrewsbury, came to Ireland as Lord Lieutenant for six years, and on two other occasions (1423 and 1446-9) he occupied the same position. He was a famous soldier, and won great distinction [...]

  Above : Painting Of Lord Castlereagh  The Parliament which, from 1782 to the Legislative Union of 1800, sat in Dublin is generally named, from the man to whose exertions the liberties which it enjoyed were chiefly due, ” Grattan’s Parliament.” We have seen that, within itself, it contained the elements which, after a short [...]