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This book concerns Lord John Russell's efforts to improve the lot and status of Irish Catholics by changes in the landlord and tenant system, and particularly by improving the status of the Catholic Church. It is the first full scholarly account of the role of the Catholic Church in the Great Famine of 1846 and its aftermath. Donal Kerr shows how the Famine and consequent evictions led to rural violence and assassination, culminating in the notorious murder of Major Mahon, which the local parish

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Author

Donal A. Kerr; Professor of Ecclesiastical History Donal A Kerr

Publisher

Oxford [England]: Clarendon Press ; New York: Oxford University Press

Published

1994

Language

EN

ISBN

9780198200505

Category

history

Subjects

History, Political Science, Ireland

Updated

2026-03-25