Constitution Of 1782

The most notorious restriction had been Poyning's Law of 1492.

These restrictions were all lifted in 1782, producing a period of unheard-of legislative freedom. This period came to be known as '' Grattan's Parliament '' after Henry Grattan , a major campaigner for reform in the Parliament's Irish House Of Commons .

Through the Act Of Union 1800 , the Irish Parliament merged with the Parliament of Great Britain in 1801, ending the period of legislative freedom. From 1801 to 1922, Ireland was legally part of the United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Ireland and was legislated for from the United Kingdom Parliament in Westminster .

The eighteenth century Old Irish Parliament House in College Green in Dublin (which was the first purpose-built two-chamber parliament in the world, pre-dating the nineteenth century Palace Of Westminster and the United States Capitol ), survives today under the name of the Bank Of Ireland, College Green . While its famed Irish House Of Commons chamber was dismantled after the Act of Union, the magnificent Irish House Of Lords chamber still exists and is worth a visit by anyone visiting Dublin. Visits are free. It is open during normal Bank operating hours.

Information About