Father Mathew, Temperance and Irish Identity

by Paul A. Townend

Father Theobald Mathew's temperance crusade was the single most extraordinary social movement in pre-famine Ireland, enlisting millions of Irish men and women. Ranking among the more unique and under-examined mass mobilizations of men and women in modern European history, this book, through new and exhaustive research, provides startling insights into Irish culture, society, and politics of the 1830's and 1840's while giving a detailed picture of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0716527375
• ISBN13: 9780716527374
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Irish Academic Press
• Length: 327 Pages