Conner was finally charged with making a seditious speech at Mountmellick in 1841 for which he received a sentence of six months' imprisonment.
She was jailed twice for 'seditious speeches'.
When her husband was arrested to prevent him delivering a "seditious" public speech, she went in his place to read it out.
On September 5, 1919, Koreichuck was arrested with making "seditious speeches".
The revision of Criminal Acts against seditious speech in 1992 ended the persecution to political opponents.
Kelly had been imprisoned at the time for making a seditious speech.
Today's anti-war activists are not prosecuted for seditious speech.
Pressed hard by the opposition, the Government is easing its ban on seditious speech and will free some political prisoners.
Now the authorities are relaxing the old ban on seditious speech.
Writers found themselves subject to arrest and trial for "seditious" speech.
