... Catholicism added to growing separation and angst between the two religious communities. The anti-Catholic legislation passed by the parliament of 1613-1615 is in direct relation to the emergence of a distinct national identity in early modern Ireland. By securing the rigorous enforcement of the Oath ... of religion. However, a reversal of the plantation and a return to the lost Gaelic order did not serve their interests (Canny, Nature). What they were concerned over was that they had been reduced to a inferior position within the plantation system and wished to restore the imbalances ...

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