Gladstone and Ireland 1868-74 Flashcards
What was Gladstone’s aim?
To pacify Ireland
What were the 3 reforms in Gladstone’s first ministry?
Irish Church Act 1869
First Land Act 1870
Irish Universities Bill 1873
What did disestablishment do to Irish Churches under the Irish Church Act 1869?
The link between Church and State was to be broken and the Church of Ireland was to become a separate organisation from 1 January 1871
What did disendowment do to Irish Churches under the Irish Church Act 1869?
The disposal of property belonging to the church of Ireland
What were the Ulster Customs?
The customs were tenants being allowed to stay as long as they paid their rent
the tenant’s could sell their interest to another tenant if they were leaving their holdings.
What happened to the Ulster custom under the 1870 Land Act?
These customary rights should be given by the force of law.
What happened to eviction under the Land Act 1870
Tenants who were evicted, were to be compensated by the Landlord for the improvement they had made to their holdings?
What happened to land purchase under the Land Act 1870?
It enabled a tenant who wanted to purchase his holding from a landlord to obtain 2/3 of the purchase price as a grant from the state
What happened to the Irish Universities Bill 1873?
It failed