Encyclopedia - Ceremonial Mace: Encyclopedia - Ceremonial Mace
The ceremonial mace derives from the mace used as a weapon. The earliest ceremonial maces were practical weapons intended to protect the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Church Of Ireland: Encyclopedia - Church Of Ireland
The Church of Ireland is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion, operating seamlessly across the border between the Republic of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Church Of Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Church Of Ireland - History
The Church of Ireland claims that its origins go back to the ancient Celtic Church in Ireland, which was founded at Paris by disciples of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - O'connell Street: Encyclopedia Ii - O'connell Street - Modern O'connell Street
Despite the progess made in improving the street's architectural coherence post-1916 and 1922, poor planning controls in the 1970s and 19...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henry Grattan: Encyclopedia Ii - Henry Grattan - Grattan's Parliament
One of the first acts of Grattan's parliament was to prove its loyalty to England by passing a vote for the support of 20,000 sailors for...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Historical Irish Legislatures: Encyclopedia Ii - Historical Irish Legislatures - Parliament Of Ireland
Main article: Parliament of Ireland This body consisted of the King of Ireland and two chambers: the Irish House of Commons and the Irish...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - King Of Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - King Of Ireland - History
King of Ireland - Kingdom of Ireland 1542-1801. The title "King of Ireland" was created by an act of the Irish Parliament in 1541, to r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lord Lieutenant Of Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Lord Lieutenant Of Ireland - Irish Attitudes Towards The Lord Lieutenant
The office of Lord Lieutenant, like the English and British government in Ireland was generally unpopular with Irish nationalists, though...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Church Of Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Church Of Ireland - History
The Church of Ireland claims that its origins go back to the ancient Celtic Church in Ireland, which was founded at Paris by disciples of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Representative Peer: Encyclopedia Ii - Representative Peer - Scotland
Under the Act of Union of 1707, the peers of Scotland were entitled to elect sixteen representative peers. Each representative peer serve...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oireachtas Of The Irish Free State: Encyclopedia Ii - Oireachtas Of The Irish Free State - Role
Until 1936, to become law a bill had to be approved by both houses of the Oireachtas, and then receive the Royal Assent from the Governor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ceremonial Mace: Encyclopedia Ii - Ceremonial Mace - History
The history of the civic mace (carried by the serjeants-at-arms) begins around the middle of the 13th century, though no examples from th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Senate Of Southern Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Senate Of Southern Ireland - Members Of The Senate Of Southern Ireland 1921
(Members who actually attended the first meeting of the Senate in bold) Lord Chancellor of Ireland Sir John Ross (too ill to attend) Pe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - House Of Lords: Encyclopedia Ii - House Of Lords - History
Parliament developed from the council that advised the King during mediæval times. This royal council came to be composed of ecclesiasti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seanad Éireann Irish Free State: Encyclopedia Ii - Seanad Éireann Irish Free State - Composition And Election
The 1922 Constitution provided for a Senate of 60 members who would be directly elected. Members would serve 12 year terms, with one quar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Historical Irish Legislatures: Encyclopedia Ii - Historical Irish Legislatures - Oireachtas Of The Irish Free State 1922-1937
Main article: Oireachtas of the Irish Free State This legislature consisted of the King and two chambers: the Free State Dáil and the Fr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Historical Irish Legislatures: Encyclopedia Ii - Historical Irish Legislatures - Parliament Of Southern Ireland 1920-1922
Main article: Parliament of Southern Ireland The Parliament of Southern Ireland was created by the Government of Ireland Act 1920, and co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Historical Irish Legislatures: Encyclopedia Ii - Historical Irish Legislatures - Dáil Éireann 1919-1922
Main article: Dáil Éireann (1919-1922) This was a revolutionary parliament formed by Irish MPs elected to the British House of Commons,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Historical Irish Legislatures: Encyclopedia Ii - Historical Irish Legislatures - Oireachtas Éireann 1937-present
Main article: Oireachtas Éireann This Oireachtas consists of the President of Ireland and two chambers: the modern Dáil Éireann and Se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - O'connell Street: Encyclopedia Ii - O'connell Street - History
O'Connell Street has its origins in a street named Drogheda Street dating from the 17th century. Laid out by Henry Moore, Earl of Droghed...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Representative Peer: Encyclopedia Ii - Representative Peer - Ireland
Under the Act of Union of 1800, Irish peers elected twenty-eight representative peers, who served for life. The Chamber of the Irish Hous...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Representative Peer: Encyclopedia Ii - Representative Peer - House Of Commons
After the Union between England and Scotland in 1707, Scottish peers (even those who did not sit as representative peers) were barred fro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Senate Of Southern Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Senate Of Southern Ireland - Composition
The Government of Ireland Act provided for a Senate of 61: The Lord Chancellor of Ireland (who would be chairman). Fifteen Peers of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oireachtas Of The Irish Free State: Encyclopedia Ii - Oireachtas Of The Irish Free State - Composition
The Free State Dáil was directly elected by all citizens over the age of twenty-one. The election occurred under the Single Transferable...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - O'connell Street: Encyclopedia Ii - O'connell Street - Impact Of Events Of 1916 And 1922
The Easter Rising in 1916, when a band of Irish republicans seized the General Post Office (GPO) and proclaimed the Irish Republic, led t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - O'connell Street: Encyclopedia Ii - O'connell Street - Introduction
O'Connell Street has often been centre-stage in Irish history, forming the backdrop to one of the 1913 Dublin Lockout gatherings, the 191...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - O'connell Street: Encyclopedia Ii - O'connell Street - 19th Century
Sackville Street prospered in the 1800s, though an invisible boundary seems to have been maintained for some time between the Upper and L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Church Of Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Church Of Ireland - The Church Of Ireland Today
The contemporary Church of Ireland, despite having a very small number of High Church (often described as Anglo-Catholic) parishes, is de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - House Of Lords: Encyclopedia Ii - House Of Lords - Current Composition
Source: House of Lord official figures The House of Lords, as of January 9, 2005: Note: These figures exclude eight peers who are on leav...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - House Of Lords: Encyclopedia Ii - House Of Lords - Qualifications
Several different qualifications apply for membership of the House of Lords. No person may sit in the House of Lords if under the age of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - House Of Lords: Encyclopedia Ii - House Of Lords - Officers
Unlike the House of Commons, the House of Lords does not elect its own Speaker; rather, the ex officio presiding officer is the Lord Chan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - House Of Lords: Encyclopedia Ii - House Of Lords - Procedure
The House of Lords and the House of Commons assemble in the Palace of Westminster. The Lords Chamber is lavishly decorated, in contrast w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - House Of Lords: Encyclopedia Ii - House Of Lords - Lords Temporal
Since the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the Lords Temporal have been the most numerous group in the House of Lords. Unlike the Lords Sp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - House Of Lords: Encyclopedia Ii - House Of Lords - Lords Spiritual
Members of the House of Lords who sit by virtue of their ecclesiastical offices are known as Lords Spiritual. Formerly, the Lords Spiritu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Church Of Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Church Of Ireland - The Church Of Ireland Today
The contemporary Church of Ireland, despite having a small number of High Church (often described as Anglo-Catholic) parishes, is on the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ceremonial Mace: Encyclopedia Ii - Ceremonial Mace - Britain
The House of Lords has two maces, the earliest dating from the reign of William III. The dates of the eight large and massive silver-gilt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ceremonial Mace: Encyclopedia Ii - Ceremonial Mace - Universities
Among other maces, more correctly described as staves, in use today, are those carried before ecclesiastical dignitaries and clergy in ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - House Of Lords: Encyclopedia Ii - House Of Lords - Committees
The Parliament of the United Kingdom uses committees for a variety of purposes; one common use is for the review of bills. Committees of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - House Of Lords: Encyclopedia Ii - House Of Lords - Legislative Functions
Most legislation may be introduced in either House, but, most commonly, is introduced in the House of Commons. Further information: Act ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - House Of Lords: Encyclopedia Ii - House Of Lords - Legislative Functions
Most legislation may be introduced in either House, but, most commonly, is introduced in the House of Commons. Further information: Act ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henry Grattan: Encyclopedia Ii - Henry Grattan - Rebellion And Union
At this time religious animosity had almost died out in Ireland, and men of different faiths were ready to combine for common political o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henry Grattan: Encyclopedia Ii - Henry Grattan - In The British Parliament
For the next five years Grattan took no active part in public affairs; it was not till 1805 that he became a member of the parliament of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lord Lieutenant Of Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Lord Lieutenant Of Ireland - Role In Government
The Lord Lieutenant's government was not in any real way responsible to the Irish Parliament, prior to parliament's abolition thanks to t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - King Of Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - King Of Ireland - List Of Lords Kings And Queens Of Ireland Non-native
King of Ireland - 1171-1541. Prince Henry (I), Lord of Ireland 1171–1189 (King of England as Henry II, and Duke of Normandy, from 11...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - House Of Lords: Encyclopedia Ii - House Of Lords - Judicial Functions
The judicial functions of the House of Lords originate from the ancient role of the Curia Regis as a body that addressed the petitions of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - House Of Lords: Encyclopedia Ii - House Of Lords - Relationship With The Government
Unlike the House of Commons, the House of Lords does not control the term of the Prime Minister or of the Government. Only the Lower Hous...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - House Of Lords: Encyclopedia Ii - House Of Lords - Current Composition
Source: House of Lord official figures The House of Lords, as of July 1, 2005: Note: These figures exclude eight peers who are on leave o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henry Grattan: Encyclopedia Ii - Henry Grattan - Death And Legacy
In the following summer, after crossing from Ireland to London when out of health to bring forward the Catholic question once more, he be...   » Read the article