Background
Although one of the earlier Christian overkingdoms, the Holy See of Rome, since 1171, had abolished the High Kingship of Ireland (of 9th century origin, successor to the Kingship of Tara) and devalued the ancient Kingdoms of Ireland.
Under a Papal Bull, the ancient realm was disestablished and turned into a feudal Province of the Secretariat of State of the Roman Catholic Church under the temporal power of the monarch of England who henceforth held the title Lord of Ireland, relinquishing to the Papacy annual the tribute levied upon the nobility and people of Ireland.
The Act was passed in the Parliament of Ireland, meeting in Dublin, on 18 June 1541, being read out to parliament in English and Irish.
Read more about this topic: Crown Of Ireland Act 1542
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