They were denied voting rights from 1728 until 1793 .
Roman Catholics and dissenters , mostly Presbyterians , Baptists , and Methodists , were excluded from membership of the Irish parliament from 1693 and their rights were restricted by a series of laws called the Penal Laws .
Roman Catholics were denied voting rights from 1728 until 1793 .
Roman Catholics and dissenters , mostly Presbyterians , Baptists , and Methodists , were excluded from membership of the Irish parliament from 1693 and their rights were restricted by a series of laws called the Penal Laws .