TY - BOOK AU - Kinealy,Christine TI - Repeal and revolution: 1848 in Ireland SN - 9781847793188 AV - DA950 .R474 2009 PY - 2009/// CY - Manchester PB - Manchester University Press KW - Ireland KW - History KW - Rising of 1848 KW - Causes KW - Politics and government KW - 1837-1901 KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; 9780719065163; 9780719065163; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; 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': thelegacy of 1848; Appendix:The Council of the Irish Confederation; Bibliography; Index; 2; b N2 - *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 t UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=514981&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -