Rockites, magistrates and parliamentarians : governance and disturbances in pre-famine rural Munster / Shunsuke Katsuta.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Katsuta, Shunsuke, author.

Series:

Rural worlds

Rural worlds : economic, social and cultural histories of agricultures and rural societies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture and state--Ireland--Munster--History--19th century.

Agriculture and state.

Land reform--Ireland--Munster--History--19th century.

Land reform.

Farmers--Political activity--Ireland--Munster--History--19th century.

Farmers.

Agricultural laborers--Political activity--Ireland--Munster--History--19th century.

Agricultural laborers.

Secret societies--Ireland--Munster--History--19th century.

Secret societies.

Social conflict--Ireland--Munster--History--19th century.

Social conflict.

Agricultural laborers--Political activity.

Farmers--Political activity.

International relations.

Politics and government.

Rural conditions.

Relations.

History.

Munster (Ireland)--Rural conditions.

Munster (Ireland).

Munster (Ireland)--Politics and government--19th century.

Ireland--Relations--Great Britain.

Ireland.

Great Britain--Relations--Ireland.

Great Britain.

Ireland--Munster.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

177 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2018.

Summary:

"Early nineteenth-century Ireland witnessed widespread and prolonged rural unrest, as groups of labourers and smallholders formed secret societies demanding land reform, fair rents, the protection of wages and an end to tithes. One of the most active of these groups--the Rockites--waged a vigorous and sustained campaign of arson, intimidation and houghing (maiming of animals) across the southern half of Ireland during the 1820s, quickly attracting the attention of the authorities in both Ireland and Britain. Combining analyses of local and economic concerns with wider national political dimensions, this book offers an in-depth and alternative interpretation of the Rockites. Attaching particular importance to the political dimensions of the Rockites, Katsuta demonstrates how their political mindset was created by local circumstances. Styling themselves descendants of the United Irishmen, Rockites drew on the memories of the bitter political struggles in Cork during the 1790s, as well as current political events such as Daniel O'Connell's mass mobilisation to oppose the Catholic relief bill in 1821. As well as situating the Rockites within the Irish context, the book also offers insights into how British politicians dealt with Ireland in the early years of the Union. The Rockite disturbances prompted the Tory government to adopt a new course that proved less a remedy to problems in Ireland than as a response to events within parliament. In turn Rockites became a useful tool for Whigs and radicals in Westminster to blame the Tories for the misgovernment of Ireland, revealing how the Irish question in the early nineteenth-century UK was regarded first and foremost as a parliamentary issue"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Rockites as agrarian disturbers

Rockite organisation and activities

The political world of the Rockites

Rockites and the government

Conclusion: The Rockites in context.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-174) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Katsuta, Shunsuke, author. Rockites, magistrates and parliamentarians

ISBN:

9781472478993

1472478991

OCLC:

992119927