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The Morpeth Roll : Ireland identified in 1841 / edited by Christopher Ridgway.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Castle Howard (England).
- History.
- Ireland--History--19th century.
- Ireland.
- Carlisle, George William Frederick Howard, Earl of, 1802-1864.
- Carlisle, George William Frederick Howard.
- Castle Howard (England)--History.
- North Yorkshire (England)--Social conditions.
- North Yorkshire (England).
- Physical Description:
- 128 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Dublin : Four Courts Press, 2013.
- Summary:
- In 1841, on Stepping Down as Chief Secretary, George Howard, Lord Morpeth, received a grand farewell testimonial from the people of Ireland. This took the form of 160,000 signatures on sheets of paper wrapped around a gigantic bobbin; when unwound, the testimonial measures a staggering 420 metres. After decades of lying in obscurity in Castle Howard, North Yorkshire, the Morpeth Roll has been the subject of intense research, digitization and conservation. It is now being seen in public for the first time in 170 years as part of a touring exhibition throughout Ireland. The project is a unique and exciting collaboration between Castle Howard, NUI Maynooth and Ancestry.com. This lavishly illustrated book of essays discusses the significance of the roll, and examines what it can tell us about pre-Famine Ireland. Just how the roll was commissioned and assembled in a matter of weeks, with signatures collected from across Ireland, is one focus of enquiry; as are the reasons for Morpeth's extraordinary popularity, which endured when he returned to Dublin as viceroy in the 1850s. The roll is not only a document of national significance, it is also a unique mechanical object, presenting very special challenges for display and interpretation. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- 'The unbought and spontaneous offering of a generous and people': the 1841 Irish testimonial to Lord Morpeth / Patrick Cosgrove Cosgrove, Patrick 6
- Ireland's favourite Englishman? / Christopher Ridgway Ridgway, Christopher 26
- Investigating the Morpeth Roll / Paul Hoary Hoary, Paul 81
- The Morpeth Roll today / Christopher Ridgway Ridgway, Christopher 103.
- ISBN:
- 1846824060
- 9781846824067
- OCLC:
- 854310117
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