The Irish Church Disestablishment Act was the United Kingdom legislation whereby William Gladstone's administration disestablished the Church of Ireland, disassociating it from the state and as such removing the rule that tithes had to be paid to a church that commanded the adherence of a minority of the population of Ireland. William Ewart Gladstone (December 29, 1809 - May 19, 1898) was a British Liberal politician and Prime Minister (1868-1874, 1880-1885, 1886 and 1892-1894). ... Disestablishmentarianism nowadays relates to the Church of England in the United Kingdom and related views on its establishment as Established church. ... The Church of Ireland which is part of the Anglican Communion, is the largest Protestant church on the island of Ireland, claims to be the most ancient Christian church within all Ireland, and is the second largest Protestant denomination in Northern Ireland. ... A tithe is a one-tenth part of something, paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax or levy, usually to support a religious organization. ...
The Irish situation was favourable, with agriculture improving and pressure on the land decreasing since the Irish potato famine.
The Encumbered Estates Act (1849) had led to the sale of estates by debt-ridden mainly absentee landlords; research suggest that the new landlords, who were more often resident did not in general charge excessive rents - with some exceptions - and invested capital into their property.
The Land Act turned the tide of laissez-faire legislation favouring capitalist landlordism, and in principle, if not in practice, was a defeat for the concept of the absolute right of property.
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