PRESCRIPTION (IRELAND) ACT 1858 PRESCRIPTION (IRELAND) ACT 1858 - LONG TITLE An Act for shortening the Time of Prescription in certain Cases in Ireland.{1} [23rd July 1858] Preamble rep. by SLR 1892 PRESCRIPTION (IRELAND) ACT 1858 - SECT 1 1832 c.71 extended to Ireland. 1. The provisions of the Prescription Act, 1832, shall, from and after the first day of January one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine, extend and apply to Ireland.