The Parliament of Ireland was a legislature that existed in Dublin from 1297 until 1800. It comprised two chambers: the House of Commons (directly elected, albeit on a very restricted franchise) and the House of Lords (members of the Irish peerage and the bishops). The main purpose of parliament was to approve taxes that were then levied by and for the Lordship of Ireland. In 1541 the parliament voted to create the Kingdom of Ireland. The earliest known Irish Parliament met at Castledermot in 1264 some months earlier than the first English Parliament. Among its most famous meeting places were Dublin Castle, the Bluecoat School, Chichester House and, its final permanent home, the Irish Parliament House in College Green.
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