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Churchmen When a Norman, John Comyn, was appointed Archbishop of Dublin, he quarrelled with the city corporation so much that he decided to build ... |
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Treaty of Limerick and Penal Laws After the Siege of Limerick and the final defeat of the forces of James II, a treaty was agreed at Limerick in 1691. The Civil Articles ... |
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Statutes of Kilkenny Some of the Norman leaders thought that their people were becoming too like the Irish. In 1367, Lionel, son of King Edward III, and ... |
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Penal Laws The purpose of these laws was to put Catholics into an inferior position. These were very difficult to enforce. Mass was often ... |
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Fairy Thorn ‘Fairy Thorns’ were never dug up even if, like in this photograph, they used up valuable land. Local custom reinforced the belief that ... |
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Kilrea Fairy Thorn The fairy thorn in the village of Kilrea, Co. Derry became one of the best known landmarks in the area. It grew out over the footpath ... |
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Open Air Mass This sketch of some 400 people attending an open air mass at Kilbaha beach in 1857 gives us some indication of the devotion of the ... |
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Rowan Tree In Scotland the rowan tree had the same mystical powers as the fairy thorn. In some Ulster counties, notably Co. Antrim, there was such ... |
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McKinney’s Headstone This headstone from the Friar’s Bush cemetery in Belfast has a number of very usually carvings, commemorating the Catholic struggle ... |
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Magpie In rural areas it was considered lucky to see two magpies together, but seeing a single magpie would bring bad luck. In the early years ... |
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