Historical Irish Legislatures
A number of legislatures have existed in Ireland since mediæval times. The first Irish legislature was the Parliament of Ireland. However after its abolition, in 1801, there was no legislature in Ireland, of any kind until 1919. Since that date a number of legislatures have existed on the island.
Read more about Historical Irish Legislatures: Parliament of Ireland, Dáil Éireann (1919–1922), Parliament of Southern Ireland (1920–1922), Oireachtas of The Irish Free State (1922–1937), Oireachtas Éireann (1937–), Legislatures in Northern Ireland, Additional Reading
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