Anglican dominance in Ireland was ensured by the passage of the Penal Laws that curtailed the religious, legal, and political rights of anyone (including both Catholics and Protestant Dissenters, such as Presbyterians) who did not conform to the state church, the Anglican Church of Ireland.
Anglikanska dominacija u Irskoj omogućena je donošenjem Kaznenih zakona kojima su ograničena vjerska, pravna i politička prava svima (uključujući i katolike i protestante, kao što su prezbiterijanci) koji nisu bili u okviru državne crkve, anglikanske Irske crkve.