Many members of the Irish Parliament jealously guarded this autonomy ( notably Henry Grattan ) and a motion for union was legally rejected in 1799 .
The Parliament of Ireland had recently gained a large measure of legislative independence under the Constitution of 1782 .
Many members of the Parliament of Ireland   jealously guarded this autonomy ( notably Henry Grattan ) and a motion for union was legally rejected in 1799 .
The Parliament of Ireland had recently gained a large measure of legislative independence under the Constitution of 1782 .