106 Elections in Ireland Part 2

On this episode off the Irish History Show, we covered part two of our series on the history of Irish elections. We looked at the Protestant Ascendency in the 18th century and the Penal Laws. The contentious 1713 General Election and the riots that took place in Dublin and how the Irish Parliament lagged behind Westminster in terms of electoral reform. We looked at party politics in Ireland, the growth of the Patriot movement and the Constitution of 1782. We looked at the Act of Union and Daniel O’Connell’s famous election to Westminster leading to Catholic Emancipation in 1829. We have started a Patreon page for The Irish Story website and The Irish History Show. Please follow the link and your support is greatly appreciated.  Intro / Outro music “Sliabh” from Aislinn. Licensed under creative commons from the free music archive.

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106 Elections in Ireland Part 2 is an episode from The Irish History Show by Cathal Brennan and John Dorney.

This episode is 54:38 long.

This episode was published on Feb 10, 2025.

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