Irish House of Lords facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Irish House of Lords |
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| Type | |
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| History | |
| Established | 1297 |
| Disbanded | December 31, 1800 |
| Succeeded by | House of Lords of the United Kingdom |
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Lord Chancellor
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The Earl of Clare1 (1789–1801)
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| Structure | |
| Seats | typically 122–147 |
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Length of term
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Lifetime |
| Salary | nil |
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| Ennoblement by the monarch or inheritance of a peerage | |
| Meeting place | |
| Lords Chamber, Parliament House, Dublin | |
| Footnotes | |
| 1In 1800
See also: Parliament of Great Britain |
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The Irish House of Lords was the upper house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from medieval times until 1800. It was modelled on the House of Lords of England, with members of the Peerage of Ireland sitting in the Irish Lords, just as members of the Peerage of England did at Westminster. When the Act of Union 1800 abolished the Irish parliament, a subset of Irish peers sat in the House of Lords of the merged Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The House of Lords entrance to the Parliament House (east view). The entrance, which was part of an extension to the original building, was designed by renowned architect James Gandon by 1789
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