1st Edition
The Land and the People of Nineteenth-Century Cork The Rural Economy and the Land Question
By James S. Donnelly Jr
Copyright 1975
456 Pages
by
Routledge
456 Pages
by
Routledge
456 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1975. Using estate records, local newspapers and parliamentary papers, this book focuses upon two central and interrelated subjects – the rural economy and the land question – from the perspective of Cork, Ireland’s southernmost country. The author examines the chief responses of Cork landlords, tenant farmers and labourers to the enormous difficulties besetting them after... Read more
Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Rural Economy, 1815-45 2. The Great Famine, 1845-51 3. Agriculture, 1851-91 4. The Land Question and Estate Management, 1850-80 5. Living Standards, 1851-91 6. The Land War: First Phase, 1879-84 7. The Land War: Second Phase, 1884-92; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
Biography
James S. Donnelly Jr.
