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In 1847 and 1848 a little-known farmer named James Fintan Lalor wrote a series of newspaper articles in which he outlined his vision for Ireland after the Great Famine. Although they have been reprinted and republished many times since, until now there has been no systematic study of the principles and proposals that Lalor expounded. In this book, the author considers Lalor’s brief career as a writer and offers new insights into his treatment of the national and land questions. By elucidating Lalor’s ideas on these questions, exploring possible influences on his thinking, and assessing the impact of his writings on his contemporaries, the author seeks to address what he regards as two de...
This book examines the public and private writings of James Fintan Lalor, with particular emphasis on his treatment of the national and land questions. By elucidating Lalor's key messages under these headings, exploring possible influences on his thinking, and assessing the impact of his writings on his contemporaries, this book attempts to address two historiological deficiencies as purported by the author. The first of which is the scholarly tendency to assign only a minor, supporting role to Lalor during the brief heyday of Young Ireland; where he is typically portrayed merely as a catalyst in the radicalisation of figures like John Mitchel, rather than as a profound original thinker in t...
Reprint of the original, first published in 1859. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.