The Irish Convention sat 7 February, 2 March and 27 May 1660, and again January 1661. It sought to restore the monarchy, episcopacy and also the right for the
King's Irish Parliament to tax and legislate for itself, rejecting claims of legislative supremacy by the
King's English Parliament.
Sir Charles Coote was a central figure in the Convention. In May 1660 the Convention asked the
King of Ireland to "call a parliament consisting of Protestant peers and commons. It was also requested that the
Church of Ireland
The Church of Ireland ( ga, Eaglais na hÉireann, ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Kirk o Airlann, ) is a Christian church in Ireland and an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. It is organised on an all-Ireland basis and is the secon ...
should again be established"
[T. W. Moody, F. X. Martin, F. J. Byrne ''A New History of Ireland, Volume III: Early Modern Ireland 1534-1691'' Oxford University Press (1976) p420]
The Convention Parliament was dissolved by Charles II in January 1661 and he summoned his parliament in Ireland in May 1661.
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Restoration (Ireland)
The Restoration of the monarchy began in 1660. The Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland (1649–60) resulted from the Wars of the Three Kingdoms but collapsed in 1659. Politicians such as General Monck tried to ensure a peaceful tra ...
1660 in Ireland
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