Teribus sorry for the population figures what I meant to say was the population dropped by 2 million in 1851.
The following laws which remained on the statute book until 1829 the year of Catholic emancipation, these laws enacted from the 15th century to 1829 reduced the native Irish to destitution.

The Irish Catholic was forbidden the exercise of his religion.

He was forbidden education.

He was forbidden to enter a profession.

He was forbidden to hold public office.

He was forbidden to in engage in trade or commerce.

He was forbidden to live in a town or within five mile thereof.

He was forbidden to own a horse of greater value than five pounds.

He was forbidden to purchase land.

He was forbidden to lease land.

He was forbidden to accept a mortgage on land in security for a loan.

He was forbidden to vote.

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