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"""Land, Popular Politics and Agrarian Violence in Ireland"" provides an original and insightful study of the highly formative Land War and Home Rule from a local and regional perspective. Lucey examines the emergence and development of the largest mass political mobilisation brought about in nineteenth-century Ireland in the form of the Land League (1979-82), and subsequently the National League (1882-7), in the south-western county of Kerry. Such an unprecedented level of local political activity was matched by an upsurge in agrarian violence and the outbreak of serious outrage, which was largely orchestrated by secret societies known as Moonlighters. In turn, this book provides an important exploration of the dynamics behind the mass political mobilisation and agrarian violence that dominated Kerry society during the 1880s. The role of Fenians, radical agrarian agitators and moderate constitutional nationalists are all examined within the county.This study has importance beyond the local and provides a range of insights into motivations behind political action and violence at an everyday level during one of the most seminal and transformative eras in the development of modern Irish history. This title is suitable for students and academics of nineteenth-century Irish history and general readers."

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Author:   Donnacha Sean Lucey
Publisher:   University College Dublin Press
Imprint:   University College Dublin Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 0.20cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.458kg
ISBN:  

9781906359669

ISBN 10:   1906359660
Pages:   286
Publication Date:   24 November 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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'Dr Lucey's exemplary account of this phase of Kerry's local history will be invaluable to future historians as they attempt to unravel complexities in our island's story.' Irish Catholic 8 March 2012

'Dr Lucey's exemplary account of this phase of Kerry's local history will be invaluable to future historians as they attempt to unravel complexities in our island's story.' Irish Catholic 8 March 2012

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Donnacha Sean Lucey obtained his PhD from The National University of Ireland, Maynooth, and is currently an Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) Fellow at the Centre for Contemporary Irish History, Trinity College Dublin.

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