In England after the Reformation such bequests were deemed to be invalid in law as "superstitious", but in Ireland a crucial judgment in 1823 found that in that country they had always been legally valid.
In England after the Reformation such bequests were deemed to be invalid in law as "superstitious" until 1919, when the House of Lords held them to be valid. In Ireland a judgment in 1823 found that in that country they had always been legally valid.