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The Penal Laws How Ireland's Catholic Majority Was Crushed
After the Treaty of Limerick in 1691, Ireland's Catholic majority faced a legal onslaught designed to strip them of land, power, and faith. This episode dives into the Penal Laws — not as a dry list of statutes, but as a lived nightmare. Lucas and Luna explore the 1695 Banishment Act that exiled Catholic bishops, the 1704 Popery Act that broke up landed estates, and the infamous 'prize' clauses that rewarded informers. They discuss how Catholics were barred from voting, from serving in Parliament, from owning a horse worth more than £5, and from educating their children. The…
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