Fenian Ideal and Irish Nationalism, 1882-1916

by M.J. Kelly

Book Overview

Demonstrates that separatist thinking in Ireland was crucial even when the political focus was on home rule.

This book analyses Fenian influences on Irish nationalism between the Phoenix Park murders of 1882 and the Easter Rising of 1916. It challenges the convention that Irish separatist politics before the First World War were marginaland irrelevant, showing instead that clear boundaries between home rule and separatist nationalism did not...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843834456
• ISBN13: 9781843834458
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"