The Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 (61 & 62 Vict. c. 37) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that established a system of local government in Ireland similar to that already created for England, Wales and Scotland by legislation in 1888 and 1889. The Act effectively ended landlord control of local government in Ireland.
Read more about Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898: Background, Gerald Balfour As Chief Secretary and The Crisis of 1897, The Reforms, County and County Borough Boundaries, Main Changes and Repeals
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