26 juli 1869: eigendommen Ierse anglikaanse kerk overgedragen aan 'commissioners'

26 July 1869

William Gladstone disestablishes the Church of Ireland

The established Church of Ireland was Anglican, although only about 3% of the Irish population belonged to it - the vast majority being Roman Catholic. William Gladstone's legislation put church property into the hands of commissioners, who could use it for 'social schemes', including poverty relief and the expansion of higher education. Irish bishops no longer sat in the House of Lords. The act was designed to reduce tensions and increasing lawlessness in Ireland.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/timeline/victorianbritain_timeline_noflash.shtml (20061208)