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'A Nation of Beggars'? - Priests, People, and Politics in Famine Ireland, 1846-1852 (Paperback, New edition)
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'A Nation of Beggars'? - Priests, People, and Politics in Famine Ireland, 1846-1852 (Paperback, New edition)
Series: Clarendon Paperbacks
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This is the first full account of the role of the Irish Catholic
Church in the Great Famine of 1846 and its aftermath. Donal Kerr
shows how the Famine and the subsequent evictions led to rural
violence and a spate of assassinations culminating in the murder of
Major Mahon which the local parish priest was accused of inciting.
Savage denunciations followed in press and parliament. In
conjunction with the belief that Pope Pius IX had blessed the
struggle of oppressed nationalities, this led to many priests
becoming involved in the run-up to the Young Ireland Rebellion.
These years also saw a sharpening of religious tension as
Protestant Evangelicals made an all-out effort to Protestantize
Ireland. Professor Kerr has charted how the Famine and the violence
soured relations between the Church and State and ultimately
destroyed Lord John Russell's dream of bringing a golden age to
Ireland.
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