He had been looking through coercion Acts, he continued, and had been astonished to find that ever since 1847, with some very short intervals hardly worth mentioning, Ireland had lived under exceptional and coercive legislation.
Morley reflects on the long history of coercive legislation in Ireland, highlighting its persistent nature since 1847.
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