Descendancy: Irish Protestant histories since 1795

by Fitzpatrick, David, (David Patrick Brian)

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Title Statements

Full title :Descendancy : Irish Protestant histories since 1795 / David Fitzpatrick, Trinity College Dublin.

Summary

"This is a compelling account of Protestant loss of power and self-confidence in Ireland since 1795. David Fitzpatrick charts a shared awareness of the declining power and influence of the Protestant community in Ireland and the strategies adopted in the face of this decline, presenting rich personal testimony that illustrates how individuals experienced and perceived 'descendancy'. Focusing on the attitudes and strategies adopted by the eventual losers rather than victors, he addresses contentious issues in Irish history through an analysis of the growth of the Orange Order, the Ulster Covenant of 1912, and 'ethnic cleansing' in the Irish Revolution. Avoiding both apologetics and sentimentality when probing the psychology of those undergoing 'descendancy', the book examines the social and political ramifications of religious affiliation and belief as practised in fraternities, church congregations, and isolated sub-communities."--

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2014

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
Place of Publication:Cambridge, United Kingdom
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2014

The Physical Object

Description:ix, 271 pages ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781107080935, 1107080932, 9781107440296, 1107440297
oclc:ocn882553744
LC Classification:DA950
Dewey Decimal:305.6/80409415

Protestant descendancy in Ireland. -- Orangeism -- Orangeism and Irish military history -- The Orange Order and the border -- The gardener and the stable boy : Yeats, MacNeice, and the problem of Orangeism -- Methodism and the Orange Order -- Covenant. -- Ulster's covenanters -- Ulster's non-covenanters -- Exodus? -- Protestant depopulation and the Irish Revolution -- The spectre of 'ethnic cleansing' in revolutionary Ireland.

Subjects

History Ireland Protestants Protestants -- Aspect politique -- Irla… Protestants -- Conditions sociales. -- … Protestants -- Histoire -- 19e siècle. … Protestants -- Histoire -- 20e siècle. … Protestants -- History -- 19th century.… Protestants -- History -- 20th century.… Protestants -- Political aspects -- Ire… Protestants -- Social conditions Protestants -- Social conditions. -- Ir… Protestants irlandais -- 19e siècle Protestants irlandais -- 20e siècle Society