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- Title
Republicanism, agrarianism and banditry in the west of Ireland, 1798-1803.
- Authors
Patterson, James G.
- Abstract
The article examines the origins of the rebellion of 1798. Historians have failed to explain why as many as 10,000 Irish peasants joined the rebellion of 1798. It is noted that the west experienced a period of prior politicization by the Defenders and United Irishmen. Extensive cultural, economic and religious ties with France influenced the republican tendencies of Irish families such as the MacDonnels, Gibbonses, O'Malleys and Jordans. Members of the younger generation moved towards separatist republicanism.
- Subjects
IRISH Rebellion of 1798; PEASANT uprisings; UNITED Irishmen (Organization); IRISH social conditions; IRISH civilization; REPUBLICANISM; EIGHTEENTH century; FRENCH civilization
- Publication
Irish Historical Studies, 2006, Vol 35, Issue 137, p17
- ISSN
0021-1214
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S0021121400004697