Penal Laws were operational over 2 centuries and had disastrous outcome fir all Irish Catholics consequences we are still living with ie creation of protestant Northern Ireland. A period of Irish history much neglected many historians have different views on the impact of the laws over particular periods they were enforced but in the area of landownership to use a pun less than 10 % remained in Catholic ownership by mid 19th century and of course land was the foundation of wealth in an agrarian society!
You’ve made some excellent points about the long-lasting effects of the Penal Laws on Irish Catholics. It’s crucial to acknowledge how history shapes our present, especially regarding landownership and wealth distribution.
Penal Laws were operational over 2 centuries and had disastrous outcome fir all Irish Catholics consequences we are still living with ie creation of protestant Northern Ireland. A period of Irish history much neglected many historians have different views on the impact of the laws over particular periods they were enforced but in the area of landownership to use a pun less than 10 % remained in Catholic ownership by mid 19th century and of course land was the foundation of wealth in an agrarian society!
You’ve made some excellent points about the long-lasting effects of the Penal Laws on Irish Catholics. It’s crucial to acknowledge how history shapes our present, especially regarding landownership and wealth distribution.