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A nation of beggars? : priests, people, and politics in famine Ireland, 1846-1852 /

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This is a full account of the role of the Irish Catholic Church in the Great Famine of 1846 and its aftermath. Donal Kerr shows how the Famine and the subsequent evictions led to rural violence and a spate of assassinations.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kerr, Donal A., 1927-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Clarendon, 1994.
Subjects:
Russell, John Russell, > Earl, > 1792-1878.
Russell, John Russell, > Earl, > 1792-1878
Church and state > Ireland > History > 19th century.
Protestants > Ireland > History > 19th century.
Catholics > Ireland > History > 19th century.
Violence > Ireland > History > 19th century.
Ireland > Politics and government > 1837-1901.
Ireland > Church history > 19th century.
Ireland.
Catholics > history > 19th century.
Ireland
Église et État > Irlande > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Protestants > Irlande > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Catholiques > Irlande > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Violence > Irlande > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Irlande > Politique et gouvernement > 1837-1901.
Irlande.
Catholics
Church and state
Politics and government
Protestants
Violence
1800-1901
Electronic books.
Church history
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This is a full account of the role of the Irish Catholic Church in the Great Famine of 1846 and its aftermath. Donal Kerr shows how the Famine and the subsequent evictions led to rural violence and a spate of assassinations.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191677649
0191677647