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Protestant Ascendancy

The Protestant Ascendancy (Irish: An Chinsealacht Phrotastúnach; also known as the Ascendancy) was the sociopolitical and economic domination of Ireland between the 17th and early 20th centuries by a small Anglo-Irish ruling class, whose members consisted of aristocrats, landowners, barristers, politicians, clergymen, military officers and prominent…

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Penal Laws

Act of Union and decline

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Protestant Ascendancy

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Triples80
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014706
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Protestant Ascendancy

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related to Penal Laws · 50
Protestant Ascendancy → Ascendancy, Ban, Bar, Bishops, Blue Coat, Burgo/Burke, Catholic, Catholics, Church, Disenfranchising Act, Dissenters, Dublin, Education Act, England, Exclusion, FitzGerald/FitzMaurice Dynasty, Gaelicised, Gavelkind, Great Britain, In
related to Origin of term · 18
Protestant Ascendancy → Catholic, Catholics, Commons, Dublin Corporation, February, George III, George Ogle MP, In, Ireland, Irish House, January, Kingdom, Protestant, Sir Boyle Roche, The, Then, We, When
related to External links · 2
Protestant Ascendancy → Anglo-Irish Ascendancy, Irish Passport Podcast

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ireland irish ascendancy protestant land catholic catholics anglo-irish act also political great class church members britain parliament new crown laws

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Presbyteriansinstance ofProtestant denominations0.80text
where theyinstance ofProtestant denominations0.80text
the judiciaryinstance ofThe reduction of legalised discrimination with the passage of Catholic emancipation in 1829 meant that the Ascendancy now faced competition from prosperous Catholics in parliame…0.80text
the army that were needed in the growing British Empireinstance ofThe reduction of legalised discrimination with the passage of Catholic emancipation in 1829 meant that the Ascendancy now faced competition from prosperous Catholics in parliame…0.80text
Henry Grattaninstance ofReformist and nationalist politicians0.80text
Lord Castlereaghinstance ofAt the same time the British Government included Anglo-Irish figures at the highest level0.80text
Somervilleinstance ofand later authors0.80text
Rossinstance ofand later authors0.80text
Hubert Butlerinstance ofand later authors0.80text
Elizabeth Boweninstance ofand later authors0.80text
Protestant Ascendancyrelated to External linksIrish Passport Podcast0.60section
Protestant Ascendancyrelated to External linksAnglo-Irish Ascendancy0.60section

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