HIST 290 Lecture Notes - Catholic Association, Richard Lalor Sheil, Political Catholicism
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Two famine lectures are being combined in the 22nd. 29th we will be having a short lecture and a review section. Donnelly reading is moved to week 11. Parliaments of scotland and england were merged great britain was formed. Many wanted to merge ireland to great britain. Irish parliament (made up of the ascendency) resisted merging with great britain: many were descendents of the new english, they were very independently minded, 1782. 1790s things changed: britain was at war with france starting 1793, people were nervous about ireland s security shook their independence, rebellion of 1798 was a bloodbath it scared people. Passed 161 to 115 in irish parliament. Had been 300 members of ireland parliament: 100 irish members to the british house of commons, 32 irish members to the british house of lords, suddenly ireland lost half of its representatives.