A Nation of Beggars?

Priests, People, and Politics in Famine Ireland, 1846-1852
Erscheinungsjahr 1994
ISBN: 978-0-19-820050-5
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 384 Seiten, Format (B × H): 146 mm x 224 mm, Gewicht: 640 g

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 particualarly 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 denuciation 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 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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kerr, Donal A

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder England, UK, Irland: Regional & Stadtgeschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Donal Kerr is author of Peel, Priests, and Politics: Sir Robert Peel's Administration and the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland 1841-1846 (OUP 1982; CPB 1984), hailed as `One of the outstanding contributions to Irish history in our generation' by the Irish Times. He is also an editor of and contributor to Religion, State and Ethnic Groups (New York University Press, 1992)