School: Kilmeedy (B.) (roll number 7161)
- Location:
- Kilmeedy, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: John O'Grady
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- When Sarsfield and his soldiers left Ireland the Williamite party had the country at their mercy.The Treaty of Limerick was shamefully broken, and no catholic was allowed to sit in the Irish Parliament.
Laws were passed, by which the Williamite party tried to secure all the power, wealth, and all the land in Ireland for themselves, and these were known as the Penal Laws.The Penal Laws prevented the Catholics from(continues on next page)- Collector
- Denis Sullivan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gortnacreha Lower, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Ann Kelly
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 106