Michael Wheatley
- Published in print:
- 2005
- Published Online:
- January 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780199273577
- eISBN:
- 9780191706165
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199273577.001.0001
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Modern History
John Redmond's Irish party went from dominating nationalist politics to electoral oblivion within four years, from 1914–18. Given the speed and extent of the party's collapse, it has generally been ...
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John Redmond's Irish party went from dominating nationalist politics to electoral oblivion within four years, from 1914–18. Given the speed and extent of the party's collapse, it has generally been seen as so decayed as to make its death inevitable, while also fundamentally out of touch with the ‘new’ nationalism which succeeded it. This book is a detailed study of the party and provincial nationalist opinion in the last years of the Union with Britain, before the world war and the Easter Rising transformed Irish politics. It focuses on five counties in Ireland — Leitrim, Longford, Roscommon, Sligo, and Westmeath, and in particular on the local newspaper press in those counties. Far from being ‘rotten’, the Irish party was representative of nationalist opinion and capable of self-renewal, but Irish nationalism was also suffused with an intensity of grievance and a fierce Anglophobia which came to the fore, first in the paramilitary mobilisation of the Home Rule crisis and then under the stresses of the First World War. Though the party was sufficiently disciplined to remain loyal to its leader, Redmond, who epitomised nationalist moderation, it did so at the cost of slumping cohesion, enthusiasm and activity, leaving it unable to withstand the shocks with which it would soon be assailed. Redmond's project, the peaceful attainment of Home Rule, simply could not be realised.Less
John Redmond's Irish party went from dominating nationalist politics to electoral oblivion within four years, from 1914–18. Given the speed and extent of the party's collapse, it has generally been seen as so decayed as to make its death inevitable, while also fundamentally out of touch with the ‘new’ nationalism which succeeded it. This book is a detailed study of the party and provincial nationalist opinion in the last years of the Union with Britain, before the world war and the Easter Rising transformed Irish politics. It focuses on five counties in Ireland — Leitrim, Longford, Roscommon, Sligo, and Westmeath, and in particular on the local newspaper press in those counties. Far from being ‘rotten’, the Irish party was representative of nationalist opinion and capable of self-renewal, but Irish nationalism was also suffused with an intensity of grievance and a fierce Anglophobia which came to the fore, first in the paramilitary mobilisation of the Home Rule crisis and then under the stresses of the First World War. Though the party was sufficiently disciplined to remain loyal to its leader, Redmond, who epitomised nationalist moderation, it did so at the cost of slumping cohesion, enthusiasm and activity, leaving it unable to withstand the shocks with which it would soon be assailed. Redmond's project, the peaceful attainment of Home Rule, simply could not be realised.
Paul Bew
- Published in print:
- 1998
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198207085
- eISBN:
- 9780191677489
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198207085.001.0001
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Modern History, History of Ideas
Going right to the heart of the Irish Question, this book offers a new interpretation of Irish politics in the critical 1912–1916 period. The author re-examines the issues at stake in the home rule ...
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Going right to the heart of the Irish Question, this book offers a new interpretation of Irish politics in the critical 1912–1916 period. The author re-examines the issues at stake in the home rule crisis of 1912–14, arguing that the then leader of constitutional nationalism, John Redmond, possessed a plausible political strategy. Redmond's reputation has suffered from the critiques of those who argue either that he failed to conciliate Unionists, or that he lacked the requisite fighting spirit of militant nationalism. This book contains much that is a sympathetic reconstruction of Redmond's vision, but it also acknowledges the seriousness of the Ulster Unionist case. The author analyses the debate concerning land, economy, religion, language, and national identity in the period, and ends with a discussion of the Easter Rising of 1916 that destroyed Redmond's party. He draws out the political, cultural, and economic implications of this development and examines their continuing effect on Irish history.Less
Going right to the heart of the Irish Question, this book offers a new interpretation of Irish politics in the critical 1912–1916 period. The author re-examines the issues at stake in the home rule crisis of 1912–14, arguing that the then leader of constitutional nationalism, John Redmond, possessed a plausible political strategy. Redmond's reputation has suffered from the critiques of those who argue either that he failed to conciliate Unionists, or that he lacked the requisite fighting spirit of militant nationalism. This book contains much that is a sympathetic reconstruction of Redmond's vision, but it also acknowledges the seriousness of the Ulster Unionist case. The author analyses the debate concerning land, economy, religion, language, and national identity in the period, and ends with a discussion of the Easter Rising of 1916 that destroyed Redmond's party. He draws out the political, cultural, and economic implications of this development and examines their continuing effect on Irish history.
A.C. Hepburn
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- January 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780199298846
- eISBN:
- 9780191711466
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199298846.001.0001
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Modern History
The Irish revolution of 1916-23 is generally regarded as a success. It was a disastrous failure, however, for the Catholic and nationalist minority in what became Northern Ireland. It resulted in ...
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The Irish revolution of 1916-23 is generally regarded as a success. It was a disastrous failure, however, for the Catholic and nationalist minority in what became Northern Ireland. It resulted in partition, a discriminatory majoritarian regime and, more recently, a generation of renewed violence and a decade of political impasse. It is often suggested that the blame for this outcome rests not only on ‘perfidious Albion’ and the ‘bigotry’ of Ulster Unionism but also on the constitutional nationalist leaders, John Redmond, John Dillon, and Joe Devlin. This book argues that, on the contrary, the era of violence provoked by Sinn Féin's 1918 general election victory was the primary cause of partition so far as actions on the nationalist side were concerned. The book also suggests that the exclusively Catholic Ancient Order of Hibernians was in fact less sectarian than Sinn Féin, and that Devlin's practical contribution to the improvement of working-class conditions was more substantial than that of his republican socialist contemporaries. Too much Irish history has been written from the standpoint of the winners. This book, as well as detailing the life of an important but neglected individual in the context of a social history of Catholic Belfast, offers a general re-interpretation of Irish political history between the 1890s and the 1930s from the perspective of the losers.Less
The Irish revolution of 1916-23 is generally regarded as a success. It was a disastrous failure, however, for the Catholic and nationalist minority in what became Northern Ireland. It resulted in partition, a discriminatory majoritarian regime and, more recently, a generation of renewed violence and a decade of political impasse. It is often suggested that the blame for this outcome rests not only on ‘perfidious Albion’ and the ‘bigotry’ of Ulster Unionism but also on the constitutional nationalist leaders, John Redmond, John Dillon, and Joe Devlin. This book argues that, on the contrary, the era of violence provoked by Sinn Féin's 1918 general election victory was the primary cause of partition so far as actions on the nationalist side were concerned. The book also suggests that the exclusively Catholic Ancient Order of Hibernians was in fact less sectarian than Sinn Féin, and that Devlin's practical contribution to the improvement of working-class conditions was more substantial than that of his republican socialist contemporaries. Too much Irish history has been written from the standpoint of the winners. This book, as well as detailing the life of an important but neglected individual in the context of a social history of Catholic Belfast, offers a general re-interpretation of Irish political history between the 1890s and the 1930s from the perspective of the losers.
F. S. L. LYONS
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780199583744
- eISBN:
- 9780191702365
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199583744.003.0008
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Modern History
This chapter examines the situation in Ireland during the outbreak of World War I. While the war refrigerated the Irish question, the issue continued to evolve, stimulated rather than stifled by the ...
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This chapter examines the situation in Ireland during the outbreak of World War I. While the war refrigerated the Irish question, the issue continued to evolve, stimulated rather than stifled by the new circumstances that the war introduced. The chapter suggests that the tone of the wartime relations between Ireland and Britain at the official and public level was set by John Redmond's celebrated performance in a debate at the House of Commons in August 1914.Less
This chapter examines the situation in Ireland during the outbreak of World War I. While the war refrigerated the Irish question, the issue continued to evolve, stimulated rather than stifled by the new circumstances that the war introduced. The chapter suggests that the tone of the wartime relations between Ireland and Britain at the official and public level was set by John Redmond's celebrated performance in a debate at the House of Commons in August 1914.
Conor Mulvagh
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- January 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780719099267
- eISBN:
- 9781526115164
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Manchester University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7228/manchester/9780719099267.003.0002
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Modern History
This chapter situates this book within both the political theory and the existing historiography. It gives a detailed discussion of the historiography relating to the topic. It also examines ...
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This chapter situates this book within both the political theory and the existing historiography. It gives a detailed discussion of the historiography relating to the topic. It also examines political theory in detail, looking at the ways in which political theorists of the time and more recent ideas can be applied to the case study of the Irish Parliamentary Party. It gives a fuller discussion on how different elements of this book relate to one and other. Furthermore, it provides a detailed introduction of the main characters who will feature in the rest of the book, specifically John Redmond, John Dillon, T. P. O’Connor, and Joseph Devlin.Less
This chapter situates this book within both the political theory and the existing historiography. It gives a detailed discussion of the historiography relating to the topic. It also examines political theory in detail, looking at the ways in which political theorists of the time and more recent ideas can be applied to the case study of the Irish Parliamentary Party. It gives a fuller discussion on how different elements of this book relate to one and other. Furthermore, it provides a detailed introduction of the main characters who will feature in the rest of the book, specifically John Redmond, John Dillon, T. P. O’Connor, and Joseph Devlin.
Martin O'Donoghue
- Published in print:
- 2020
- Published Online:
- May 2020
- ISBN:
- 9781789620306
- eISBN:
- 9781789629835
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Discontinued
- DOI:
- 10.3828/liverpool/9781789620306.003.0003
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Modern History
This chapter explores the place of the Irish Party in the public memory as well as the views of grassroots supporters in the state up to the formation of the Irish National League in 1926. There is ...
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This chapter explores the place of the Irish Party in the public memory as well as the views of grassroots supporters in the state up to the formation of the Irish National League in 1926. There is detailed analysis of how the Irish Party and its leaders were remembered, including debate concerning how those from home rule backgrounds commemorated Ireland’s part in the First World War. However, pointing out that Great War commemorations extended beyond merely gatherings of former Irish Party followers, this chapter interrogates the phenomenon of Redmondite commemorations. This chapter argues that these events demonstrated a clear reservoir of support for John Redmond and the Irish Party in a state where it has previously been suggested that the former leader had been forgotten. This chapter also considers the extant networks of Irish Party supporters which persisted into the Free State such as the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the National Club.Less
This chapter explores the place of the Irish Party in the public memory as well as the views of grassroots supporters in the state up to the formation of the Irish National League in 1926. There is detailed analysis of how the Irish Party and its leaders were remembered, including debate concerning how those from home rule backgrounds commemorated Ireland’s part in the First World War. However, pointing out that Great War commemorations extended beyond merely gatherings of former Irish Party followers, this chapter interrogates the phenomenon of Redmondite commemorations. This chapter argues that these events demonstrated a clear reservoir of support for John Redmond and the Irish Party in a state where it has previously been suggested that the former leader had been forgotten. This chapter also considers the extant networks of Irish Party supporters which persisted into the Free State such as the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the National Club.
David Brundage
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- April 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780195331776
- eISBN:
- 9780199378166
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195331776.003.0007
- Subject:
- History, American History: 19th Century, American History: 20th Century
Following a brief discussion of the fall of Irish Home Rule leader Charles Stewart Parnell, this chapter delineates the two major strands of Irish American nationalism (Home Rule supporters and ...
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Following a brief discussion of the fall of Irish Home Rule leader Charles Stewart Parnell, this chapter delineates the two major strands of Irish American nationalism (Home Rule supporters and republicans, who were now led mainly by John Devoy) and analyzes their positions on key social questions of the period, especially labor conflict, women’s rights, and the role of Catholicism. The last section of the chapter discusses the Home Rule crisis of 1912–1914, the support of the British war effort by Irish Home Rule leader John Redmond in 1914, and the importance of these events in shifting Irish American nationalists toward support for the republican position. It ends with a discussion of the role of Irish American nationalists in the planning of the 1916 Easter Rising.Less
Following a brief discussion of the fall of Irish Home Rule leader Charles Stewart Parnell, this chapter delineates the two major strands of Irish American nationalism (Home Rule supporters and republicans, who were now led mainly by John Devoy) and analyzes their positions on key social questions of the period, especially labor conflict, women’s rights, and the role of Catholicism. The last section of the chapter discusses the Home Rule crisis of 1912–1914, the support of the British war effort by Irish Home Rule leader John Redmond in 1914, and the importance of these events in shifting Irish American nationalists toward support for the republican position. It ends with a discussion of the role of Irish American nationalists in the planning of the 1916 Easter Rising.
Martin O'Donoghue
- Published in print:
- 2020
- Published Online:
- May 2020
- ISBN:
- 9781789620306
- eISBN:
- 9781789629835
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Discontinued
- DOI:
- 10.3828/liverpool/9781789620306.001.0001
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Modern History
This book provides the first detailed analysis of the influence of former Irish Parliamentary Party members and methods in independent Ireland and the place of the party’s leaders in public memory. ...
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This book provides the first detailed analysis of the influence of former Irish Parliamentary Party members and methods in independent Ireland and the place of the party’s leaders in public memory. Previous studies of the party have concluded with its dramatic fall in 1918 and shown little interest in the fate of its members thereafter. This study uses biographical data to provide the first statistical analysis of the Irish Party heritage of each political party in the independent Irish state established in 1922. Utilising a wealth of archival material, contemporary and critical writings, it asks how former Irish Party followers reacted to the changed circumstances of independent Ireland. One chapter undertakes a case study of the Irish National League, arguing that this organisation founded and led by former MPs effectively constituted a ‘legacy party’. Analysis of party politics is complemented by scrutiny of the practice of commemoration to ask how the Irish Party was remembered in a state founded on the sacrifice of the Easter Rising. This study therefore highlights significant features in the evolution of the party’s public memory and sheds new light on how figures such as Charles Stewart Parnell, John Redmond and Michael Davitt were remembered.Less
This book provides the first detailed analysis of the influence of former Irish Parliamentary Party members and methods in independent Ireland and the place of the party’s leaders in public memory. Previous studies of the party have concluded with its dramatic fall in 1918 and shown little interest in the fate of its members thereafter. This study uses biographical data to provide the first statistical analysis of the Irish Party heritage of each political party in the independent Irish state established in 1922. Utilising a wealth of archival material, contemporary and critical writings, it asks how former Irish Party followers reacted to the changed circumstances of independent Ireland. One chapter undertakes a case study of the Irish National League, arguing that this organisation founded and led by former MPs effectively constituted a ‘legacy party’. Analysis of party politics is complemented by scrutiny of the practice of commemoration to ask how the Irish Party was remembered in a state founded on the sacrifice of the Easter Rising. This study therefore highlights significant features in the evolution of the party’s public memory and sheds new light on how figures such as Charles Stewart Parnell, John Redmond and Michael Davitt were remembered.