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Land is all that matters : the struggle that shaped Irish history
Dungan, Myles2024
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Áirithint áit ar Land is all that matters : the struggle that shaped Irish historyAgriculture was the only economic resource for the vast majority of the population outside the north-east of the country. But most of it was owned by a class of Protestant, English and often aristocratic landlords. The dream of having more control over their farms, even of owning them, drove many of the most explosive conflicts in Irish history. Myles Dungan examines two hundred years of agrarian conflict from the ruinous famine of 1741 to the eve of World War Two. It explores the pivotal moments that shaped Irish history: the rise of 'moonlighting', the infamous Whiteboys and Rightboys, the insurrection of Captain Rock, the Tithe War of 1831-36, the Great Famine of 1845 that devastated the country and drastically reduced the Irish population, and the Land War of 1878-1909, which ended by transferring almost all the landlords' holdings to their tenants. These events take place against the backdrop of prevailing British rule and stark class and wealth inequality.In eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Europe everyone lived 'off the land' in one way or another. In Ireland, however, almost everyone lived 'on the land' as well. Agriculture was the only economic resource for the vast majority of the population outside the north-east of the country. But most of it was owned by a class of Protestant, English and often aristocratic landlords. The dream of having more control over their farms, even of owning them, drove many of the most explosive conflicts in Irish history. Rebellions against British rule were rare, but savage outbreaks of murder related to resentments over land ownership, and draconian state repression, were a regular feature of Irish rural life. Myles Dungan explores two hundred years of agrarian conflict from the ruinous famine of 1741 to the eve of World War Two.
Príomhtheideal:
Údar:
Dungan, Myles, author
Inphrionta:
London : Head of Zeus, 2024.
Leathanaigh in ord:
xxvii, 644 pages : illustrations, photographs, ports., (black and white) ; 24 cm
Nótaí:
"An Apollo book."Includes bibliographic references and index (p.p. 565 - 644)
ISBN:
9781801108140 (hbk)
Rangúchán Dewey:
333.709415333.709333.7337.7941.50821333.709 BS941.508333.709 Irish
I dteanga:
English
Réimse:
Land use -- Ireland -- History -- 18th centuryLand use -- Ireland -- History -- 19th centuryIreland -- History -- 18th centuryIreland -- History -- 19th centuryEnvironment and EcologyEuropean historyThe environmentDonegal - Derryveagh Evictions - John George Adair - 1861Donegal - Land War - HistoryDonegal - Murder of James Murray - Land Stewart to John George Adair - 1861Donegal - Derryveagh Evictions - Donegal Relief Committee - Passage to AustraliaDonegal - Landlordism - HistoryDongal - The Great FamineDonegal - Land reform - Isaac ButtDonegal - Congested Districts BoardDonegal - Inishowen - Donegall Estate - The Steelboys - 1769-70Donegal - The RibbonmenDonegal - Assassination of Earl of Leitrim - 1878Donegal - Tenant LeagueDonegal - Ballyshannon - Ranch Wars - 1906-09Donegal - Placenames - Brian Friel - 'Translations' - 1980Donegal - First Ordnance SurveyDonegal - First Ordnance Survey - John O'DonovanDonegal - Griffith's ValuationDonegal - Down Survey - 1656-58Donegal - Encumbered Estates Act - 1849Donegal - Home RuleDonegal - The Land Commission -Donegal - The Land LeagueDonegal - Land Purchase Act - 1903Donegal - Emigration - Mici MacGabhann - 'The Hard Road to Clondike'Donegal - Flight of the Earls - 1607Donegal - Plantation of Ulster - 1610Donegal - Peadar O'Donnell - Sinn Fein towards land seizures during War of IndependenceDonegal - Poor Law - 1838Donegal - Royal Irish ConstabularyDonegal - Tithe War - 1830sDonegal - United Irishmen - 1798 Rebellion
BRN:
3206525
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Áirithint áit ar Land is all that matters : the struggle that shaped Irish history