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CAPTAIN ROCK
THE IRISH AGRARIAN REBELLION OF 1821-1824 |
| By: |
James S. Donnelly |
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Paperback |
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£15.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1848890109 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781848890107 |
| Publisher: |
THE COLLINS PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 October, 2009 |
| Pages: |
510 |
| Description: |
The Rockite movement of 1821-1824 was notorious for its violence. Originating in County Limerick, the movement spread quickly. The seriousness of the Rockites' grievances, the frequency of their resort to sensational violence, and their appeal on such key issues as rents and tithes presented a nighmarish challenge to Dublin Castle. |
| Synopsis: |
The Rockite rebellion brought Irish agrarian violence to a new level of intensity. Originating around Newcastle West in County Limerick, it took its name from its mythical leader, Captain Rock, the fictional avenger of agrarian wrongs whose name appeared on 'laws' or 'regulations' issued by the rebels. From a study of local events that gave rise to the movement - tithes, rents, evictions, famine - Donnelly expands to explore the forces that transformed it into a regional agrarian revolt, in Cork, Limerick, Kerry, Clare, Tipperary, Waterford and Kilkenny. The conflict, ignited by the harsh policies of a newly-appointed agent to extract payments from poverty-stricken tenants, spread and gained adherents from a broad social spectrum as Ireland experienced one of its harshest economic downturns. While the economic situation fuelled the Rockite movement, Donnelly argues a confluence of economic, sectarian, and political forces sustained and magnified this outburst of violence. The second half of this work examines the rebellion's defining features, especially the forces that fostered extreme violence, and the government repression and economic upturn that brought about its eclipse.Drawing on a wealth of sources - letters, newspaper stories, official reports, depositions, proclamations, and threatening missives sent by Rockites to their enemies - Donnelly builds his analysis with a narrative laced with human detail. This thorough reconstruction of the events of the movement will appeal to historians of agrarian unrest, popular uprisings, local historians and students. |
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Illustrations, maps, facsims. |
| Publication: |
Ireland |
| Imprint: |
The Collins Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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