Parliament of Ireland

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The Parliament of Ireland was the historical legislature of the Kingdom of Ireland, existing until its abolition and merger into the Parliament of the United Kingdom in the early 19th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical legislature
parliament
abolishedBy Acts of Union 1800
alsoKnownAs Irish Parliament
Parlaimint na hÉireann (historical)
buildingLocation College Green, Dublin
country Kingdom of Ireland
earlierLanguageOfRecord Latin
Norman French
linked to: Anglo-Norman
effectOfUnion abolition of separate Irish legislature
electorateRestrictedTo Protestant minority
excludedGroup most Roman Catholics
existedUntil 1800
firstSummoned 13th century
gainedLegislativeIndependenceIn 1782
governedBy Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (executive)
hasComponent Irish House of Commons
Irish House of Lords
houseOfCommonsMembershipBasis elected MPs
houseOfLordsMembershipBasis bishops of the Church of Ireland
hereditary peers
influencedBy Parliament of England
jurisdiction all of Ireland under English and later British crown
languageOfLegislation English
lastMet 1800
legislativeBodyFor Kingdom of Ireland
location Dublin
mergedInto Parliament of the United Kingdom
metInBuilding Irish Houses of Parliament
notableReform Constitution of 1782
originatedFrom Anglo-Norman administration in Ireland
passedAct Acts of Union (Irish Act)
linked to: Acts of Union 1800
PoyningsLawEnacted 1494–1495
predecessor Irish councils and assemblies under Anglo-Norman rule
religiousContext Protestant Ascendancy
representationAfterUnion Irish MPs and peers in Westminster
restrictedBy Poynings' Law
sovereign monarch of Ireland
succeededBy Parliament of the United Kingdom
typeOfLegislature bicameral legislature
underPersonalUnionWith Kingdom of Great Britain
votingSystemHouseOfCommons limited franchise, property-based

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Acts of Union 1800 legislativeBody Parliament of Ireland
Acts of Union 1800 affectedInstitution Parliament of Ireland
King of Ireland governingBody Irish Parliament
linked to: Parliament of Ireland
Peerage of Ireland hasParliamentaryBody Irish House of Lords
linked to: Parliament of Ireland
Kingdom of Ireland legislativeBody Parliament of Ireland
Kingdom of Ireland upperHouse Irish House of Lords
linked to: Parliament of Ireland
Kingdom of Ireland lowerHouse Irish House of Commons
linked to: Parliament of Ireland
Parliament of Ireland alsoKnownAs Irish Parliament
linked to: Parliament of Ireland
Parliament of Ireland alsoKnownAs Parlaimint na hÉireann (historical)
linked to: Parliament of Ireland
Parliament of Ireland hasComponent Irish House of Commons
linked to: Parliament of Ireland
Parliament of Ireland metInBuilding Irish Houses of Parliament
linked to: Parliament of Ireland
Crown of Ireland Act 1542 legislativeBody Parliament of Ireland
Crown of Ireland Act 1542 recognizedBy Irish Parliament
linked to: Parliament of Ireland
Crown of Ireland jurisdictionOver Irish Parliament
linked to: Parliament of Ireland
John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont parliamentaryService Irish Parliament
linked to: Parliament of Ireland
Solicitor-General for Ireland associatedWith Irish Parliament (pre-1801)
linked to: Parliament of Ireland
Constitution of 1782 appliesToJurisdiction Irish Parliament
linked to: Parliament of Ireland
Poynings' Law jurisdiction Parliament of Ireland
Poynings' Law enactedBy Parliament of Ireland
Poynings' Law appliesTo Irish Parliament
linked to: Parliament of Ireland
Poynings' Law legislativeBody Parliament of Ireland
Protestant Ascendancy controlled Irish Parliament
linked to: Parliament of Ireland
Irish House of Lords partOf Parliament of Ireland
Lord Edward FitzGerald parliament Irish Parliament
linked to: Parliament of Ireland
Sligo Borough representedIn Parliament of Ireland
Sligo Borough preUnionParliament Parliament of Ireland
Privy Council of Ireland relatedTo Parliament of Ireland
Irish House of Commons partOf Parliament of Ireland
John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont parliamentServedIn Parliament of Ireland
subject linked to: John
Earl of Hillsborough politicalAssociation Irish Parliament
linked to: Parliament of Ireland
FitzGerald associatedWith Irish Parliament (historical)
linked to: Parliament of Ireland
British administration in Ireland hasPart Irish Parliament
linked to: Parliament of Ireland
Statutes of Kilkenny enactedBy Parliament of Ireland