tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post2763282998973142735..comments2023-10-12T02:21:40.102-07:00Comments on English Historical Fiction Authors: The Origins of Democracy in IrelandDebra Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-7953246494325210082015-08-04T18:15:58.318-07:002015-08-04T18:15:58.318-07:00The Orange Order did not come into being until aft...The Orange Order did not come into being until after the so called Battle of the Diamond in 1793. The Treaty of Limerick which ended King William's Irish campaign (in 1694) did allow a measure of religious tolerance to Catholics, which was subsequently ignored by both Dublin and London Parliaments in a series of enactments (including the Popery Act of 1698. Whatever feelings of tolerance which inspired the Treaty had by 1698 effectively disappeared. In that context, the Treaty of Linerick had become "absurd". William's hope was to pacify Ireland's majority Catholic population. The Anglican dominated Irish Parliament had other ideas.Arthur Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06089353929946037656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-62796743555204803202015-08-03T09:24:30.135-07:002015-08-03T09:24:30.135-07:00Sorry but that the 'Williamites' (by which...Sorry but that the 'Williamites' (by which read the Orangemen) were by any means 'generous' in only oppressing the Catholics and denying them rights the same extent as was done to Catholics in England is an absurd argument. The Popery Act of 1698 in effect put a bounty on the heads of ALL Catholic priests. Anyone convicted of running a Catholic school was subject to perpetual imprisonment and Catholics were barred from owning or inheriting property. Thus in a sweep of the pen, all Irish Catholics or in other words all Irish, had their lands stolen.J. R. Tomlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01109874615059334200noreply@blogger.com