Title: Culture, politics and local government in Fingal, 1891-1914
Description: In the time period covered by this study, progressive legislation in the areas of land purchase, local government and education, facilitated the movement into local politics of a more advanced nationalist cohort, as the political influence of the local landed elite was being eroded. Examining the changing composition and conduct of the political elites in Fingal explains the conditions that preceded and ultimately influenced the Irish revolutionary period. --
Subjects: Local government, History, Politics and government
Places: Ireland, Fingal, Fingal (Ireland)
Time periods: 19th century, 20th century