Nano Nagle

By Annabelle Eastman

  • Further penal laws are passed

  • Catholics deprived to vote

    Catholics are deprived to vote

  • Ireland is struck by famine

    Ireland is struck by famine

  • A severe famine affects Ireland

    About 400,000 people die

  • Landowners enclose common land for grazing cattle

    Men called whiteboys (because they wear white shirts or smocks to disguise themselves) destroy fences and attack cattle.

  • Protestants form secret societies, the Oakboys and the Steelboys to protest about rents and rates

  • Catholics are allowed to buy land

  • Catholics are allowed to practice as lawyers

  • Catholics are allowed to marry protestants.

  • Catholics are allowed to vote

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