A nation of beggars?
priests, people, and politics in famine Ireland, 1846-1852
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Word Count
92,500 words, Guess
Page Count
370 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1089235M
- ISBN-100198200501
- OCLC Control Number30075969
- OCLC Control Numbernationofbeggarsp0000kerr
- Library of Congress Control Number94013314
and 2 more
- Goodreads1383346
- LibraryThing1967640
Classifications
- DDC941.5081
- LCCDA955 .K47 1994
Description
This book concerns Lord John Russell's efforts to improve the lot and status of Irish Catholics by changes in the landlord and tenant system, and particularly by improving the status of the Catholic Church. It is the first full scholarly account of the role of the Catholic Church in the Great Famine of 1846 and its aftermath. Donal Kerr shows how the Famine and consequent evictions led to rural violence and assassination, culminating in the notorious murder of Major Mahon, which the local parish priest was accused of inciting and blessing. A savage campaign of denunciation in press and parliament, and the belief that Pope Pius IX had blessed the struggle of oppressed nationalities, led many priests to become involved in the lead-up to the Young Ireland Rebellion. These years, too, saw a sharpening of religious tensions as Protestant Evangelicals made an all-out effort to Protestantize Ireland. Professor Kerr's scholarly and incisive analysis charts the souring of relations between Church and State and the destruction of Lord John Russell's dream of bringing a golden age to Ireland.
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