The Irish House of Commons, 1780
The Irish House of Commons, 1780, by Francis Wheatley. The Irish House of Parliament was the first purpose-built parliament house in Europe. Catholics could not become MPs at this time, and the vote was very restricted. The building served this purpose until the British imposed direct rule with the 1801 Act of Union. Today, the building houses the Bank of Ireland, College Green.
Copyright managed by the Library Council.The Irish House of Commons, 1780
Copyright managed by the Library Council.
Copyright managed by the Library Council.
The Irish House of Commons, 1780
The Irish House of Commons, 1780, by Francis Wheatley. The Irish House of Parliament was the first purpose-built parliament house in Europe. Catholics could not become MPs at this time, and the vote was very restricted. The building served this purpose until the British imposed direct rule with the 1801 Act of Union. Today, the building houses the Bank of Ireland, College Green.
Copyright managed by the Library Council.The start of the 1800s was an interesting time to live in Wexford. The county had been deeply affected by the 1798 Rebellion, which broke out in the summer of that year. Of all the counties in Ireland, Wexford suffered the most in terms of the destruction of life and property, and many deaths occurred. The Act of Union of 1801 calmed the situation, along with many measures taken by the British Government to suppress the United Irishmen. This led to a forty-year period of growth for Wexford town.
Wexford had generally sent sixteen members to the Irish Parliament when it existed in the eighteenth century. After the Act of Union, Ireland was denied its own parliament. Wexford then had only two Members of Parliament, who were based at Westminster in England.
Wexford benefited from political stability following the turmoil of the 1798 Rebellion. Its port to became one of the most important in Ireland, bringing goods in from Africa, the Black Sea and the United States of America.
Through our source, Robert Fraser, we will take a closer look at Wexford in the early 1800s. Click the arrow to find out more.
Wexford had generally sent sixteen members to the Irish Parliament when it existed in the eighteenth century. After the Act of Union, Ireland was denied its own parliament. Wexford then had only two Members of Parliament, who were based at Westminster in England.
Wexford benefited from political stability following the turmoil of the 1798 Rebellion. Its port to became one of the most important in Ireland, bringing goods in from Africa, the Black Sea and the United States of America.
Through our source, Robert Fraser, we will take a closer look at Wexford in the early 1800s. Click the arrow to find out more.