Editing Oath of Allegiance (Ireland) (section)

===Maynooth College===

On the foundation in 1795 of [[St Patrick's College, Maynooth#Oath of Allegiance|St Patrick's College, Maynooth]] trustees, students and staff were required to swear an oath of allegiance to the King of Great Britain,<ref>[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10087b.htm Maynooth College] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616062405/http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10087b.htm |date=16 June 2011 }} New Advent.</ref> since the college was in receipt of funding from the British Government. As a result, a number of clerics chose to study for the priesthood elsewhere. The Oath was compulsory until 1862 although it was common for students to ignore the oath by non-attendance at the ceremony.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}