The rest is history Ireland: Union,
Famine and Parnell (Part 2)
Catholic emancipation was rejected by Westminster even though it had
been promised to the Irish and rejected by king Geroge
Daniel O'Connell was a leading barrister and politician who campaigned for
catholic emancipation
O'Connell couldn’t take his seat as he was Catholic
The duke of wellington passed the Catholic emancipation
Ireland at the beginning was split over their views about the empire but the
majority of Ireland were poor
There were huge number of Irish people in the army who joined out of
poverty, but some believe that this was due to a sense of nationalism
towards England
3 million in 1750 8.4 million in 1845 population of Ireland which was
facilitated by the potato
1 ¼ million families were living on farms less than 5 acres and all the tenant
farming land was owned by around 5000 people
Around 3 million people in Ireland depended on the Potato crop and around
half of the potato crop was destroyed
In 1846 the entire crop failed and though there was marginal recovery in
1847 and 148 but due to the lack of available stock from the last year there
was no potato seed
Around 1 million died and 1.5 million emigrated
Some of the Irish viewed it as a deliberate act of genocide from the British
By 1847 1 in 12 were employed in a public work scheme building roads ect
but in 1847 soup kitchens replaced these schemes but by 1847 the soup
kitchens were taken away
Charles Trevelyan had a Malthusian view that the famine would clear out the
poor people and make society more sustainable
There was an idea among the British that the people in Ireland were civilized
and this contributed to their lack of involvement in the famine, and they were
often portrayed in punch cartoons
The ships overseas were often called coffin ships
The 1867 rebellion was riddled by informers and was a disaster
The IPP were overrepresented when the population of Ireland is compared to
England
Famine and Parnell (Part 2)
Catholic emancipation was rejected by Westminster even though it had
been promised to the Irish and rejected by king Geroge
Daniel O'Connell was a leading barrister and politician who campaigned for
catholic emancipation
O'Connell couldn’t take his seat as he was Catholic
The duke of wellington passed the Catholic emancipation
Ireland at the beginning was split over their views about the empire but the
majority of Ireland were poor
There were huge number of Irish people in the army who joined out of
poverty, but some believe that this was due to a sense of nationalism
towards England
3 million in 1750 8.4 million in 1845 population of Ireland which was
facilitated by the potato
1 ¼ million families were living on farms less than 5 acres and all the tenant
farming land was owned by around 5000 people
Around 3 million people in Ireland depended on the Potato crop and around
half of the potato crop was destroyed
In 1846 the entire crop failed and though there was marginal recovery in
1847 and 148 but due to the lack of available stock from the last year there
was no potato seed
Around 1 million died and 1.5 million emigrated
Some of the Irish viewed it as a deliberate act of genocide from the British
By 1847 1 in 12 were employed in a public work scheme building roads ect
but in 1847 soup kitchens replaced these schemes but by 1847 the soup
kitchens were taken away
Charles Trevelyan had a Malthusian view that the famine would clear out the
poor people and make society more sustainable
There was an idea among the British that the people in Ireland were civilized
and this contributed to their lack of involvement in the famine, and they were
often portrayed in punch cartoons
The ships overseas were often called coffin ships
The 1867 rebellion was riddled by informers and was a disaster
The IPP were overrepresented when the population of Ireland is compared to
England
