jan 1, 1878 - Matrimonial Causes Act amended

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Gave women in the UK the right to divorce physically abusive husbands as well as courts the right to order their separation, grant the wife financial support and legal custody of children under 10.

https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1878/act/19/enacted/en/print.html

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