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The penal laws were, according to Edmund Burke, "a machine of wise and elaborate contrivance, as well fitted for the oppression, impoverishment and degradation of a people, and the debasement in them of human nature itself, as ever proceeded from the perverted ingenuity of man."
The first name listed is the commonest English name, and links to the relevant article. Alternative names are listed in parentheses. If the official name used in census reports is not the linked name, it is in italics. Only the name of the municipality is given, not that of any suburban areas (e.g. Tallaght is not named separately from Dublin). [2]
This is a link page for cities, towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland, including townships or urban centres in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway, Waterford and other major urban areas. Cities are shown in bold; see City status in Ireland for an independent list.
Pages in category "Penal Laws in Ireland" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Category:Towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland; List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland This page was last edited on 22 June 2023, at 09:25 (UTC
After the Irish Reformation, the Protestant Ascendancy to impede Roman Catholic practices passed Penal Laws, some of which created capital crimes which produced Irish Catholic Martyrs. The gallows speech was a popular genre of broadside from the Williamite revolution through the eighteenth century, feeding into popular ballads of the nineteenth ...
A number of major crimes in Ireland have attained notability or notoriety due to those involved or their lasting effects on society or legislation. As of 2019, the Republic of Ireland had the 11th lowest homicide rate in Europe and the 23rd lowest rate globally.
Prisons in the Republic of Ireland (1 C, 16 P) Pages in category "Penal system in the Republic of Ireland" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.