For the "Patriots", as Grattan's followers were known, the "Constitution of 1782" was the start of a process that would end sectarian discrimination and usher in an era of prosperity and Irish self-government.
For patrioterne, som Grattans støtter blev kendt som, ville Forfatningen af 1782 indlede en proces der ville ende den sekteriske diskrimination og danne grundlag for velstand og irsk selvstyre.