The Popular Mind in Eighteenth-Century Ireland (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781782052517)

This book is a study of the Irish popular mind between the late-seventeenth and the early-nineteenth century. It examines the collective assumptions, aspirations, fears, resentments and prejudices of the common people as they are revealed in the vernacular literature of the period. The topics investigated include: politics, religion, historical memory, European conflicts, Anglo-Irish patriotism, agrarian agitation, the tumultuous decade of the 1790s, and the rise of Daniel O'Connell.

Author: Vincent Morley
ISBN-10: 1782052518
ISBN-13: 9781782052517
Publisher: Cork University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2018
Pages: 372
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.56lbs
Size: 8.99h x 6.28w x 1.06d