Poynings’s Law

…to be known as “Poynings’s Law,” which subjected the meetings and legislative drafts of the Irish Parliament to the control of the English king and council. But Poynings’s administrative expenses were too great, and Henry VII decided in 1496 to restore Kildare.

…mainly remembered for the laws—“Poynings’ Laws”—that subjected the Irish Parliament to the control of the English king and council.

…formally demanded the repeal of Poynings’ Law, which had made all legislation passed by the Irish Parliament subject to approval by the British Parliament. Two years later the British—again in response to Grattan’s demands and to pressure from the Irish Volunteers, a militia organized to defend Ireland against possible French…

…and to an amendment of Poynings’s Law that gave the right of legislative initiative to the Irish Parliament (which under the law was subject to the control of the English king and council). Many of the disadvantages suffered by Roman Catholics in Ireland were abolished, and in 1793 the British…