House of Commons Debates 1803-2005 I

Over the last 160 years Paulstown has been mentioned in debates at the House of Commons in London. This is the first of a few posts that will outline when it was discussed.

In 1843 discussions took place in relation to the Arms (Ireland) Bill of the time. Sir Fredrick Stovin, participating in the debate noted how a number of areas in Ireland had sent in petitions to disband yeomanry in the 1830s. He outlined how “on the 27th of August, 1831, Mr. Blackney presented a petition from the inhabitants of Paulstown, for disarming the yeomanry in Ireland.”[1]

To see the minutes of the 1831 petition click here.

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[1]Millbank Systems, compilers. Hansard 1803-2005. House of Commons Debate 27 April 1843 volume 68 cc1010-2 http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1843/may/29/arms-ireland-bill#S3V0069P0_18430529_HOC_44: accessed 9 December 2011.