Repeal Pledge [1845]
TitleRepeal Pledge [1845]
ReferenceIE 627/SM117
Date
nd [1845]
Production date 1845 - 1847
Scope and ContentPledge signed by over 150 signatories in favour of repeal of the 1800 Act of Union. It states 'We, the undersigned, being convinced that good government and wise legislation can be permanently secured to the Irish people only through the instrumentality of an Irish legislature, Do hereby solemnly pledge ourselves to our Country and to each other, that we will never desist from seeking the Repeal of the legislative Union with England, by all peaceable, moral, and constitutional means, until a Parliament be restored to Ireland'. [Wording issued by the Repeal Association on 30 May 1845]
The signatories include several Catholic clergymen. A Waterford town councillor, the town clerk of Waterford, and a signatories from Lismore and Youghal all occur. Most of last names occuring, however, are usually associated with county Cork, such as Barry, O'Donovan, Coughlan, Dennehy, O'Mahony, and many others. The town of Charleville is also mentioned.
The signatories include several Catholic clergymen. A Waterford town councillor, the town clerk of Waterford, and a signatories from Lismore and Youghal all occur. Most of last names occuring, however, are usually associated with county Cork, such as Barry, O'Donovan, Coughlan, Dennehy, O'Mahony, and many others. The town of Charleville is also mentioned.
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Physical descriptionRolled
LanguageEnglish
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