In Ireland by contrast there was serious trouble, especially in the southern towns, where it was felt that at the very least pressure could be brought on the Crown to relax the Penal Laws.
In Ireland by contrast there was serious trouble, especially in the southern towns. Historians have referred to it contempuously as a foolish and unpremeditated rising with no clear motive; it was felt that at the very least pressure could be brought on the Crown to relax the Penal Laws.