South Tipperary, 1570-1841
Subtitle: Reigion, Land and Rivalry
Publisher: Four Courts Press
Published: January 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9781851828913
Subjects: Local history; c 1600 to c 1700; c 1700 to c 1800; History; History: World; Europe - Ireland; Catholics; Church and state; Ireland; Protestants; South Tipperary
Description: This study explores the interaction between the Protestant and Roman Catholic communities of South Tipperary from their earliest divergence c.1570 to the culmination of emancipation, c.1841. Particular attention is given to the ultimately~unsuccessful strategies of the ruling Protestant establishment to secure hegemony in the region and thereby dominate the Roman Catholic majority. Making extensive use of maps to illustrate continuity and change in church and state organisations, this book analyzes how the ruled majority population accommodated itself to the changing political situation, and shows how it progressively challenged and undermined the Protestant establishment through counter-strategies of resistance. -- Publisher description