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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 ...
 
  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 ...
 
  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 ...
 
  Penal Laws
The purpose of these laws was to put Catholics into an inferior position. These were very difficult to enforce. Mass was often ...
 
  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 ...
 
  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 ...
 
  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 ...
 
  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 ...
 
  McKinney’s Headstone
This headstone from the Friar’s Bush cemetery in Belfast has a number of very usually carvings, commemorating the Catholic struggle ...
 
  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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