Michael Davitt /

Son of evicted Mayo tenants, Fenian treason-felony prisoner Michael Davitt (1846-1906) was to become the driving force behind the Irish National Land League, an organization that mobilized Irish farmers in the first mass challenge to landlordism in Ireland. This is a biography of his life.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: King, Carla
Corporate Author: Historical Association of Ireland
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Dublin : University College Dublin Press on behalf of the Historical Association of Ireland, 2009.
Edition:2nd ed.
Series:Life and times. New series.
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Description
Summary:Son of evicted Mayo tenants, Fenian treason-felony prisoner Michael Davitt (1846-1906) was to become the driving force behind the Irish National Land League, an organization that mobilized Irish farmers in the first mass challenge to landlordism in Ireland. This is a biography of his life.
Item Description:Previous edition: Dundalk : Dundalgan Press, 1999.
Physical Description:xx, 122 pages ; 19 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781906359324 (pbk.)
1906359326 (pbk.)