Twilight of the ascendancy
By: Mark Bence-Jones.
Publisher: Constable
Published: 1987
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 327
Subjects: British -- Ireland -- History -- 19th century.; British -- Ireland -- History -- 20th century.; Upper class -- Ireland -- History.; Nobility -- Ireland -- History.; Gentry -- Ireland -- History.; Ireland -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.; Ireland -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
Description: "The lords and other landowners of Ireland, known, together with their relations, as the Ascendancy long after they had ceased to be in the ascendant, entered a twilight period just over a century ago when they lost most of their political power at the same time as their economic foundations were eroded by agricultural depression and agrarian disturbances. This is their story during the hundred years of their decline." [1870s to 1960s] --Preface.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 305-306.
Includes index.