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Repeal and revolution. 1848 in Ireland examines the events that led up to the 1848 rising and examines the reasons for its failure. It places the rising in the context of political changes outside Ireland, especially the links between the Irish nationalists and radicals and republicans in Britain, France and north America. The book concludes that far from being foolish or pathetic, the men and women who led and supported the 1848 rising in Ireland were remarkable, both individually and collectively.
This book argues that despite the failure of the July rising in Ireland, the events that let to it and followed played a crucial part in the development of modern Irish nationalism
This study will engage academics, students and enthusiasts of Irish studies and modern History
Introduction
1 'Ourselves alone': Repeal, 1840-45
2 'A death-dealing famine': Conciliation and division
3 'Black '47': Repeal in retreat
4 'Disunited Irishmen'
5 'The springtime of the peoples'
6 'A sacred obligation': July 1848
7 'Graves which their own cowardice has digged': The aftermath
8 'The chained wolves': The 1848-ers overseas
9 'Dreams and delusions'. The legacy of 1848
Bibliography
Index