Peel and Ireland Flashcards
What happened with the repeal movement and O’Connell in 1843?
Peel said he would crush any dissenters and Wellington said he would use the army. Peel banned a ‘monster meeting’ in Clontarf in 1843 and O’Connell was arrested. Although O’Connell threatened an armed rebellion after he was arrested it didn’t happen
Was Peels approach the Repeal movement and O’Connell successful?
Yes, because there were no major challenges to the government and the O’Connell was not really seen after his arrest
What happened to the Irish Lord Lieutenants?
Lord Heysbury replaced Lord de Grey because Lord De Grey didn’t like catholics being in high ranked positions, and Lord Heysbury allowed more Catholics into high ranking positions
How successful was the switch of the Lord Lieutenants?
It was successful as it meant that more Catholics had more say in the government and the Catholics are less likely to rebel
What is the Maynooth Grant?
In 1845, Maynooth college was a catholic seminary that was given £30 000 for building repairs and their annual government grant was tripled
How successful was the Maynooth grant?
It made the Catholics like the Anglicans more and but didn’t stop their dislike for the English fully
What was the Irish College Bill of 1845?
Cork, Galway and Belfast colleges were set up with no denominational control, so that both Catholics and CofE’s could go
How successful was the Irish College Bill of 1845?
It wasn’t successful as Catholics wanted a Catholic college, and Bishops discourage attending the colleges as they were thought to be Godless
Protestants didn’t like it because they thought it was unfair to share with the Catholics
What was the Devon Commission of 1844?
Lord Devon made an inquiry about the situation of Irish agriculture and landlord tenant relations
It was depressing, saying Ireland was overpopulated, with a backward agricultural system and that the people were being exploited by their tenants
How successful was the Devon Commission of 1844?
Not at all as no change happened from it and annoyed the Irish that thought that there might be change from the Commission
Why was Peel concerned by the attitude of Irish Catholic priests?
Catholics still felt undermined, treated like 2nd class citizens and discriminated by the anglican church
Priests were educated and knew what was happening better than most normal Irishmen
Priests have large influence over their congregation
How had the repeal movement developed by 1844?
The repeal movement was a new movement that started in the late 1830’s designed to made Ireland an independent government
It had mant mass meetings and wanted to set up an illegal independent Irish parliament in Dublin but it never happened
How did Peels actions in Ireland affect him in his party?
