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Key personality: Points on Parnell
- Born in avondale co wicklow in 1846. First entered politics in 1874 when he stood for election as a HR league candidate, badly defeated but secured a seat at westminster the following year.
- Impressed féminas with his defence of the manchester martyrs in 75. Popularity grew when he joined obstructionists such as joseph biggar.
- Ambitious. in 77 replaced butt as leader of Home rule confederation.
Key personality: Points on Davitt
Gladstone and Land Reform -
Gladstone
Gladstone and Land Reform - Disestablishment of the Church of Ireland 1869
Gladstone and Land Reform - Impact of disestablishment
Gladstone and Land Reform - First land act 1870
Gladstone and Land Reform - Impact of first land act
Gladstone and Land Reform - reactions to Gladstones policies
Gladstone and Land Reform - Second land act
Parnell and the land league - Foundation of the Land League
Im 1879 James daly, editor of connaught telegraph organised a meeting of tenants at irish town to protest against increased of rents
10,000 attended
Parnell and the land league - Land league aims
To put an end to rack renting, evictions and landlord oppression
To achieve three F’s
To establish a peasant proprietorship
Parnell and the land league - The Land war 79 - 82
Parnell and the land league - Boycotting
most effective tactic used
proposed in a speech by parnell in ennis co clare in september 1880
“you must shun him on the roadside”
Parnell and the land league - Reaction of British government
Parnell and the land league - Arrest of Parnell
october 1881
speeches denouncing gladstone