Irish politics, culture and ethnicity forged a new and potent sense of Irish nationalism in the late 19th century. Epitomised by Home Rule as a parliamentary reform movement, Gaelic and Anglo-Irish Revivals also appealed to the Irish people. A convergence occurred amounting to a re-definition of what it meant to be Irish and a nation but led to armed uprising rather than political resolution.

This class will be delivered online via the online platform Zoom. Enrolling students need to ensure they have an email, a reliable internet connection, microphone/speakers and access to a tablet, smartphone or computer.

SUGGESTED READING

• R F Foster (ed), Oxford History of Ireland, Oxford (1989) or R F Foster (ed), Oxford Illustrated History of Ireland, Oxford (1989)
• T W Moody and F X Martin (eds), The Course of Irish History 3rd edn., Dublin, Mercier (1990)
• O MacDonagh, The Sharing of the Green: Irish History for Australians, Sydney, Allen & Unwin (1996)

COURSE OUTLINE

• Famine and aftermath devastation 1850-60
• Young Ireland to the Fenians revolution 1848-70
• Home Rule aspiration 1870-81
• Land War revitalisation 1879-85
• Parnell’s Plan of Campaign participation 1881-91
• Gaelic Revival or Celtic Twilight? nationalisation 1891-1912
• Home Rule’s Zenith revival 1891-1912
• Ireland at the Brink expectation 1912
• Home Rule defeated rebellion 1912-16

PLANNED LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Describe the political, social and economic movements in Ireland over 70 years.
2. Explain the meanings and significances of the changes wrought by those movements.