Nineteenth-Century Ireland (New Gill History of Ireland 5) : The Search for Stability in the 'Long Nineteenth Century' – The 1798 Rebellion, the Great Potato Famine, the Easter Rising and the Partition of Ireland

The elusive search for stability is the subject of Professor D. George Boyce's Nineteenth-Century Ireland, the fifth in the New Gill History of Ireland series. Nineteenth-century Ireland began and ended in armed revolt. The bloody insurrections of 1798 were the proximate reasons for the passing of the Act of Union two years later. The 'long nineteenth century' lasted until 1922, by which the institutions of modern Ireland were in place against a background of the Great War, the Ulster rebellion and the armed uprising of the nationalist Ireland. The hope was that, in an imperial structure, the ethnic, religious and national differences of the inhabitants of Ireland could be reconciled and eliminated. Nationalist Ireland mobilised a mass democratic movement under Daniel O'Connell to secure Catholic Emancipation before seeing its world transformed by the social cataclysm of the Great Irish Potato Famine. At the same time, the Protestant north-east of Ulster was feeling the first benefits of the Industrial Revolution. Although post-Famine Ireland modernised rapidly, only the north-east had a modern economy. The mixture of Protestantism and manufacturing industry integrated into the greater United Kingdom and gave a new twist to the traditional Irish Protestant hostility to Catholic political demands. In the home rule period from the 1880s to 1914, the prospect of partition moved from being almost unthinkable to being almost inevitable. Nineteenth-century Ireland collapsed in the various wars and rebellions of 1912–22. Like many other parts of Europe than and since, it had proved that an imperial superstructure can contain domestic ethnic rivalries, but cannot always eliminate them. Nineteenth-Century Ireland: Table of Contents Introduction - The Union: Prelude and Aftermath, 1798–1808 - The Catholic Question and Protestant Answers, 1808–29 - Testing the Union, 1830–45 - The Land and its Nemesis, 1845–9 - Political Diversity, Religious Division, 1850–69 - The Shaping of Irish Politics (1): The Making of Irish Nationalism, 1870–91 - The Shaping of Irish Politics (2): The Making of Irish Unionism, 1870–93 - From Conciliation to Confrontation, 1891–1914 - Modernising Ireland, 1834–1914 - The Union Broken, 1914–23 - Stability and Strife in Nineteenth-Century Ireland

The elusive search for stability is the subject of Professor D. George Boyce’s Nineteenth-Century Ireland, the fifth in the New Gill History of Ireland series.

Nineteenth-century Ireland began and ended in armed revolt. The bloody insurrections of 1798 were the proximate reasons for the passing of the Act of Union two years later. The ‘long nineteenth century’ lasted until 1922, by which the institutions of modern Ireland were in place against a background of the Great War, the Ulster rebellion and the armed uprising of the nationalist Ireland. The hope was that, in an imperial structure, the ethnic, religious and national differences of the inhabitants of Ireland could be reconciled and eliminated.

Nationalist Ireland mobilised a mass democratic movement under Daniel O’Connell to secure Catholic Emancipation before seeing its world transformed by the social cataclysm of the Great Irish Potato Famine. At the same time, the Protestant north-east of Ulster was feeling the first benefits of the Industrial Revolution. Although post-Famine Ireland modernised rapidly, only the north-east had a modern economy. The mixture of Protestantism and manufacturing industry integrated into the greater United Kingdom and gave a new twist to the traditional Irish Protestant hostility to Catholic political demands. In the home rule period from the 1880s to 1914, the prospect of partition moved from being almost unthinkable to being almost inevitable.

Nineteenth-century Ireland collapsed in the various wars and rebellions of 1912–22. Like many other parts of Europe than and since, it had proved that an imperial superstructure can contain domestic ethnic rivalries, but cannot always eliminate them.

Nineteenth-Century Ireland: Table of Contents

Introduction

1. The Union: Prelude and Aftermath, 1798–1808
2. The Catholic Question and Protestant Answers, 1808–29
3. Testing the Union, 1830–45
4. The Land and its Nemesis, 1845–9
5. Political Diversity, Religious Division, 1850–69
6. The Shaping of Irish Politics (1): The Making of Irish Nationalism, 1870–91
7. The Shaping of Irish Politics (2): The Making of Irish Unionism, 1870–93
8. From Conciliation to Confrontation, 1891–1914
9. Modernising Ireland, 1834–1914
10. The Union Broken, 1914–23
11. Stability and Strife in Nineteenth-Century Ireland

The search for stability proved elusive. Nationalist Ireland mobilised a mass democratic movement under O Connell to secure Catholic Emancipation before seeing its world transformed by the social cataclysm of the Great Famine. At the same time, the Protestant north-east of Ulster was feeling the first benefits of the Industrial Revolution. Although post-Famine Ireland modernised rapidly, only the north-east had a modern economy. The mixture of Protestantism and manufacturing industry integrated into the greater United Kingdom and gave a new twist to the traditional Irish Protestant hostility to Catholic political demands. In the home rule period from the 1880s to 1914, the prospect of partition moved from being almost unthinkable to being almost inevitable. Nineteenth-century Ireland collapsed in the various wars and rebellions of 1912-22. Like many other parts of Europe than and since, it had proved that an imperial superstructure can contain domestic ethnic rivalries, but cannot always eliminate them. a substantial and thoroughly crafted study of a very complex period . His virtues as a historian predominate clarity of thought and style, and a mastery of the telling quotation, which penetrates to the heart of the matter. The Irish Times Cover; Title Page; Dedication; Contents; Note on Terminology; Introduction; Chapter 1: The Union: Prelude and Aftermath, 1798-1808; Chapter 2: The Catholic Question and Protestant Answers, 1808-29; Chapter 3: Testing the Union, 1830-45; Chapter 4: The Land and its Nemesis, 1845-9; Chapter 5: Political Diversity, Religious Division, 1850-69; Chapter 6: The Shaping of Irish Politics (1): The Making of Irish Nationalism, 1870-91; Chapter 7: The Shaping of Irish Politics (2): The Making of Irish Unionism, 1870-93; Chapter 8: From Conciliation to Confrontation, 1891-1914 Chapter 9: Modernising Ireland, 1834-1914Chapter 10: The Union Broken, 1914-23; Chapter 11: Stability and Strife in Nineteenth-Century Ireland; References; Bibliography to the Second Edition; Bibliography to the First Edition; Acknowledgments; Copyright; About the Author; About Gill & Macmillan "The nineteenth century was a period of enormous political and social upheaval in Ireland, and as this curious and wide-ranging survey from one of Ireland's most eloquent historians makes clear, its legacy helped pave the way for the Easter Rising of 1916 and the civil war that followed." Surveys the politics and administration of the new Irish state, but also focuses on the social history. Explores neglected features of modern Irish history, such as the role of women in Irish society, and traces the recovery of the country's economic fortunes at the century's end. The nineteenth century was dominated by the twin political forces of nationalism and unionism - and by the demographic catastrophe of the Great Famine and its aftermath. D. George Boyce. Previous Ed.: 1990. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [345]-401) And Index.