Act for the Settlement of Ireland 1652
English act after the 1641 Irish Rebellion / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Act for the Setling of Ireland imposed penalties including death and land confiscation against Irish civilians and combatants after the Irish Rebellion of 1641 and subsequent unrest. British historian John Morrill wrote that the Act and associated forced movements represented "perhaps the greatest exercise in ethnic cleansing in early modern Europe."[1]
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Act of Parliament | |
Long title | An Act for the Setling of Ireland. |
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Dates | |
Commencement | 12 August 1652 |
Repealed | 1662 |
Other legislation | |
Repealed by | Act of Settlement 1662 |
Status: Revoked |
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