Irish politics and social conflict in the age of the American Revolution / Maurice R. O'Connell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Connell, Maurice R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ireland--Politics and government--1760-1820.

Ireland.

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Influence.

United States.

Ireland--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (444 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [1965]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the midst of great expansion and economic growth in the eighteenth century, Ireland was deeply divided along racial, religious, and economic lines. More than two thirds of the population were Catholic, but nearly all the landowners were Anglican. The minority also comprised practically the entire body of lawyers, officers in the army and navy, and holders of political positions. At the same time, a growing middle class of merchants and manufacturers sought to reform Parliament to gain a real share in the political power monopolized by the aristocracy and landed gentry.Irish Politics and Social Conflict in the Age of the American Revolution remains one of the few in-depth studies of the effects of the Revolution on Ireland. Focusing on nine important years of Irish history, 1775 to 1783, from the outbreak of war in colonial America to the year following its conclusion, the book details the social and political conditions of a period crucial to the development of Irish nationalism. Drawing extensively on the Dublin press of the time, Maurice R. O'Connell chronicles such important developments as the economic depression in Britain and the Irish movement for free trade, the Catholic Relief Act of 1778, the rise of the Volunteers, the formation of the Patriot group in the Irish Parliament, and the Revolution of 1782.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Illustrations

Preface

I. Introduction

II. Irish Opinion on the American Revolution

III. The Origins of the Free Trade Crisis

IV. War with France and the Formation of the Volunteers

V. The Catholic Relief Act of 1778

VI. The Free Trade Movement

VII. The Success of Radicalism

VIII. The Assault on Imperial Control

IX. The Collapse of Radicalism

X. Class Conflicts and the Failure of Radicalism in 1780

XI. Carlisle’s Quiet Year

XII. The Revolution of 1782

XIII. The Catholic Relief Acts of 1782

XIV. Class Conflict and Parliamentary Reform

Appendices

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

First paperback edition 2007.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-21136-X

9786613211361

0-8122-0097-7

OCLC:

759158200