Irish House of Lords
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The Irish House of Lords was the upper chamber of the pre-1801 Irish Parliament, composed mainly of hereditary peers and bishops, which played a central role in the governance of the Kingdom of Ireland under British rule.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Irish House of Lords canonical | 14 |
| House of Lords (Ireland) | 1 |
| Irish hereditary peers | 1 |
| The Irish House of Lords | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T936204 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Irish House of Lords Context triple: [Parliament of Ireland, hasComponent, Irish House of Lords]
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A.
Parliament of Ireland
The Parliament of Ireland was the historical legislature of the Kingdom of Ireland, existing until its abolition and merger into the Parliament of the United Kingdom in the early 19th century.
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B.
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the unelected upper chamber of the UK Parliament, responsible for revising legislation, scrutinizing government, and providing expert, non-constituency-based oversight.
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C.
Northern Ireland Parliament
The Northern Ireland Parliament was the devolved legislature for Northern Ireland from 1921 to 1972, created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920 and based at Stormont in Belfast.
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D.
House of Peers
The House of Peers was the upper chamber of Japan’s Imperial Diet, composed largely of nobility and imperial appointees, that functioned during the Meiji and early Shōwa periods.
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E.
Dáil Éireann
Dáil Éireann is the principal chamber of Ireland’s national parliament, responsible for making laws, approving the government, and representing the Irish electorate.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Irish House of Lords Target entity description: The Irish House of Lords was the upper chamber of the pre-1801 Irish Parliament, composed mainly of hereditary peers and bishops, which played a central role in the governance of the Kingdom of Ireland under British rule.
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A.
Parliament of Ireland
The Parliament of Ireland was the historical legislature of the Kingdom of Ireland, existing until its abolition and merger into the Parliament of the United Kingdom in the early 19th century.
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B.
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the unelected upper chamber of the UK Parliament, responsible for revising legislation, scrutinizing government, and providing expert, non-constituency-based oversight.
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C.
Northern Ireland Parliament
The Northern Ireland Parliament was the devolved legislature for Northern Ireland from 1921 to 1972, created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920 and based at Stormont in Belfast.
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D.
House of Peers
The House of Peers was the upper chamber of Japan’s Imperial Diet, composed largely of nobility and imperial appointees, that functioned during the Meiji and early Shōwa periods.
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E.
Dáil Éireann
Dáil Éireann is the principal chamber of Ireland’s national parliament, responsible for making laws, approving the government, and representing the Irish electorate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct legislature
ⓘ
legislative chamber ⓘ upper house ⓘ |
| abolishedBy | Acts of Union 1800 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Irish House of Lords
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Lords (Ireland)
|
| associatedWith | Protestant Ascendancy ⓘ |
| composedOf |
Church of Ireland
ⓘ
surface form:
Church of Ireland bishops
Irish House of Lords self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Irish hereditary peers
|
| country | Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ |
| dissolvedOn | 1 January 1801 ⓘ |
| era |
18th-century Ireland
ⓘ
early modern Ireland ⓘ |
| excluded | Roman Catholics (from membership for most of its history) ⓘ |
| existedBefore | Acts of Union 1800 ⓘ |
| existedDuring | Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ |
| function |
advising the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
ⓘ
judicial appeals ⓘ legislative review ⓘ passing statutes ⓘ |
| gainedLegislativeIndependence | 1782 Constitution of Ireland ⓘ |
| governedBy | Poynings' Law ⓘ |
| hadChamberType | bicameral legislature upper house ⓘ |
| hadJudicialFunction | court of last resort in Ireland (in some periods) ⓘ |
| hadPower | to amend or reject bills from the Irish House of Commons ⓘ |
| hadPresidingOfficer |
Lord Chancellor of Ireland
ⓘ
Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of Ireland ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
House of Lords
ⓘ
surface form:
English House of Lords
|
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| legalTradition | common law ⓘ |
| legislativeRole | upper chamber of the Parliament of Ireland ⓘ |
| location | Dublin ⓘ |
| membershipBasis |
ex officio bishops
ⓘ
hereditary peerage ⓘ |
| metAt |
Leinster House, Dublin
ⓘ
surface form:
Irish Parliament House, Dublin
|
| otherChamber | Irish House of Commons ⓘ |
| oversaw | Irish legislation prior to 1801 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Parliament of Ireland
ⓘ
bicameral Parliament of Ireland ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| religiousEstablishmentRepresented | Church of Ireland ⓘ |
| religiousRepresentation | Anglican bishops of the Church of Ireland ⓘ |
| restrictedTo | Protestant peers and bishops ⓘ |
| sentMembersTo |
House of Lords
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Lords of the United Kingdom
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| subordinateTo |
Parliament of Great Britain
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surface form:
British Parliament (before 1782)
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| succeededBy |
House of Lords
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surface form:
House of Lords of the United Kingdom
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| timePeriod | pre-1801 ⓘ |
| underAuthorityOf | British Crown ⓘ |
| votingSystem | vote by peers ⓘ |
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Subject: Irish House of Lords Description of subject: The Irish House of Lords was the upper chamber of the pre-1801 Irish Parliament, composed mainly of hereditary peers and bishops, which played a central role in the governance of the Kingdom of Ireland under British rule.
Referenced by (17)
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