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'A Nation of Beggars'? - Priests, People, and Politics in Famine Ireland, 1846-1852 (Hardcover)
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'A Nation of Beggars'? - Priests, People, and Politics in Famine Ireland, 1846-1852 (Hardcover)
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This book concerns Lord John Russell's efforts to improve the lot
and status of Irish Catholics by changes in the landlord and tenant
system and particualarly by improving the status of the Catholic
Church. It is the first full scholarly account of the role of the
Catholic Church in the Great Famine of 1846 and its aftermath.
Donal Kerr shows how the Famine and consequent evictions led to
rural violence and assassination, culminating in the notorious
murder of Major Mahon, which the local parish priest was accused of
inciting and blessing. A savage campaign of denuciation in press
and parliament, and the belief that Pope Pius IX had blessed the
struggle of oppressed nationalities, led many priests to become
involved in the lead-up to the Young Ireland Rebellion. These
years, too, saw a sharpening of religious tensions as Professor
Kerr's scholarly and incisive analysis charts the souring of
relations between Church and State and the destruction of Lord John
Russell's dream of bringing a golden age to Ireland.
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