Above: Sixth of George I The proceedings of the Irish parliament and the political history of the country during the eighteenth century have reference solely to the Protestant colony. The struggle's of the Irish legislature for independence, culminating in Grattan's parliament of 1782, were the struggles of the Protestants: the Catholics had no political existence, and had no part-could have no part-in any of these contests. The Irish parliament, and the people of the colony in general, fearing further interference with their prosperity on ... Read More