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... priests . The Ballot Act of 1872 is the true beginning of Parliamentary life in the Irish counties , and seems to mark a turning - point in Irish history . That Irish political leaders have sometimes wanted a sense of responsibility ...
... priests . The Ballot Act of 1872 is the true beginning of Parliamentary life in the Irish counties , and seems to mark a turning - point in Irish history . That Irish political leaders have sometimes wanted a sense of responsibility ...
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... priests . In May he signed a warrant for the dis- missal of all native officers , and the appointment of colonists in their place . The question of the disposal of the forfeited estates next led to a long controversy between the king ...
... priests . In May he signed a warrant for the dis- missal of all native officers , and the appointment of colonists in their place . The question of the disposal of the forfeited estates next led to a long controversy between the king ...
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... priests , who in time were expected to die out ; as no bishops were to be allowed to remain in the country or come into it , no means of keeping up the succession would exist . This method of exclusion proved successful in England in a ...
... priests , who in time were expected to die out ; as no bishops were to be allowed to remain in the country or come into it , no means of keeping up the succession would exist . This method of exclusion proved successful in England in a ...
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... priest convicted of saying mass , teaching or keeping a school , or exercising any other religious function , was guilty of præmunire and therefore liable to perpetual imprisonment . One hundred pounds reward was offered for the ...
... priest convicted of saying mass , teaching or keeping a school , or exercising any other religious function , was guilty of præmunire and therefore liable to perpetual imprisonment . One hundred pounds reward was offered for the ...
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... priests and pre- venting them from coming from abroad.1 This Act did not include secular priests , who were to be allowed to officiate and die out from want of successors , all bishops being ex- cluded . Experience showed , however ...
... priests and pre- venting them from coming from abroad.1 This Act did not include secular priests , who were to be allowed to officiate and die out from want of successors , all bishops being ex- cluded . Experience showed , however ...
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