Daniel O'Connell and the Repeal Year /

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Irish historians have minimized Daniel O'Connell's role in the Irish liberty movement in favor of later nationalist leaders, largely because of his failure in the 1843 movement for repeal of the Act of Union. In this first detailed study of the final, crucial episode in O'Connell'...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McCaffrey, Lawrence J. (Lawrence John), 1925-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: [Lexington] : University of Kentucky Press, 1966.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
O'Connell, Daniel, > 1775-1847.
Politics and government.
Home rule.
HISTORY > Europe > Ireland.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
Home Rule (Irlande)
Home rule > Ireland.
Ireland.
Irlande > Politique et gouvernement > 1837-1901.
Ireland > Politics and government > 1837-1901.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Irish historians have minimized Daniel O'Connell's role in the Irish liberty movement in favor of later nationalist leaders, largely because of his failure in the 1843 movement for repeal of the Act of Union. In this first detailed study of the final, crucial episode in O'Connell's career, Lawrence J. McCaffrey reassesses his place in Ireland's struggle for independence. The Repeal agitation is viewed as marking a watershed in the course of Irish nationalism. The significance of this study, however, extends beyond the affairs of England and Ireland. It shows Daniel O'Connell to be among the fi.
Physical Description:1 online resource (272 pages).
ISBN:9780813163543

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