landlord-clearing-system

Updated: July 18, 2026

This clause, although not devoid of redeeming features, was proposed and carried in the interest of the landlord-clearing-system, yet it was agreed to without what could be called even a show of opposition. It is, however, on the second clause the renowned quarter-acre-clause that Mr. Gregory's enduring fame, as an Irish legislator, may be said to rest.

John O'Rourke - The History of the Great Irish Famine of 1847 (3rd ed.) (1902) : With Notices of Earlier Irish Famines