Weatherday: Gavelkind

It doesn't look like any sunny breakthroughs today. But it should stay dry, and there will be clearer skies after dark.

Gentle breeze from the northwest, and a high of 6deg.

On this day in 1704, a penal law was introduced to restrict landholding rights for Catholics in Ireland: unless the eldest son converted to Protestantism, inherited property would be divided equally amongst all sons in a family, a system known as gavelkind.

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