States of mind : two centuries of Anglo-Irish conflict, 1780-1980

168 Pages·1992·6.279 MB·English

by  Oliver MacDonagh

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States of Mind
A Study of Anglo-Irish Conflict 1780-1980

States of
Mind
A Study of Anglo-Irish Conflict
1780-1980
OLIVER MACDONAGH
London
GEORGE ALLEN & UNWIN
Boston Sydney
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© Oliver MacDonagh 1983
This book is copyright under the Berne Convention. No reproduction
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First published in 1983
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
MacDonagh, Oliver
States of mind: astudyof Anglo-Irish conflict.
1. Ireland—Politics and government—19th century
2. Ireland—Politics and government—20th century
3. Ireland—Politics and government—1760-1820
I. Title
941.5081 DA950
ISBN 0-04-941012-1
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
MacDonagh, Oliver.
States of mind.
Bibliography: p.
Includes index.
1. Ireland—Politics and government—19th century.
2. Ireland—Politics and government—20th century.
3. Great Britain—Foreign relations—Ireland.
4. Ireland—Foreign relations—Great Britain.
5. Irish question.
I. Title.
DA950.M184 1983 941.508 83-6427
ISBN 0-04-941012-1
Set in 10 on 11 point Plantin by Inforum Ltd, Portsmouth
and printed in Great Britain
by Biddles Ltd, Guildford, Surrey
Contents
Preface page vii
1 Time 1
2 Place 15
3 Property 34
4 Politics Pacific 52
5 Politics Bellicose 71
6 Politics Clerical 90
7 The Politics of Gaelic 104
8 England’s Opportunism, Ireland’s Difficulty 126
References 144
Index 149
For Pat and Donagh
in memory of our childhood