Popery Act

Popery Act

An Act to prevent the further Growth of Popery (commonly known as the Popery Act or the Gavelkind Act. [Andrew Lyall; Land Law in Ireland; ISBN 1 85800 199 4] ) was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of Ireland passed in 1703 and amended in 1709, one of a series of penal laws against Roman Catholics.

The aim was to ensure that, when a Roman Catholic died, his estate was divided equally among his sons, unless the eldest son converted to the Protestant faith, in which case he could inherit all the land. The law was intended to reduce the size, and therefore influence, of Catholic landed estates. [Andrew Lyall; Land Law in Ireland; ISBN 1 85800 199 4]

Its citation is "2 Ann c.6".

Catholic land holdings:
*1688: 25% of land
*1704: 14% of land
*1776: 5% of land

References

ee also

*Gavelkind in Ireland
*Popery


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