Irish language campaigners had been calling for the repeal of the 1737 penal law, which sets out a fine of £20 handed out for ...

The Catholics of Ireland had been living under severe restrictions called the Penal Laws for most of the 18th Century. By the time of the French Revolution many of these laws had been removed ...

Act (Ireland) 1737”, a penal-law era piece of legislation that bans the use of Irish in courts. The historic law mandated ...