Forkhill Protestants and Forkhill Catholics, 1787-1858 / Kyla Madden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Madden, Kyla, 1974-

Series:

McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion. Series two ; 33.

McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion. Series two ; 33

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Protestants--Northern Ireland--Forkill.

Protestants.

Catholics--Northern Ireland--Forkill.

Catholics.

Forkill (Northern Ireland)--History--18th century.

Forkill (Northern Ireland).

Forkill (Northern Ireland)--History--19th century.

Armagh (Northern Ireland : County)--History--18th century.

Armagh (Northern Ireland : County).

Armagh (Northern Ireland : County)--History--19th century.

Physical Description:

xiv, 240 p. : ill., maps.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the late eighteenth century, an influx of Protestant settlers to the mainly Catholic parish of Forkhill on the Ulster borderlands provoked clashes between natives and newcomers. None was more horrific than the brutal attack on a Protestant schoolmaster and his family in the winter of 1791. The conflict was immediately cast in sectarian terms, leading to more than 200 years of ill-will. But was it a misdiagnosis? Forkhill Protestants and Forkhill Catholics explores the social history of the parish between 1787 and 1858. In a wide-ranging analysis, Kyla Madden demonstrates that there was a greater degree of cooperation and exchange between Catholics and Protestants than the historical record has acknowledged. Madden contends that since some of our widely held assumptions about the patterns of Irish history dissolve under scrutiny at the local level, they should be more cautiously applied on a larger scale.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Illustrations, Figures, and Maps

Acknowledgments

The Sectarian Disease

Settlement and Resistance, 1787–1792

Rebellion, 1795–1798

Land and People, 1821

Education, 1790–1861

Outrage, 1832–1852

Famine, 1845–1850

Religion, 1846–1858

An Astronomy Lesson

A Ribbon Oath

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-233) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-86327-4

9786612863271

0-7735-7261-9

OCLC:

923230968