Pre-Famine Ireland: Social Structure: Second Edition Revised and Enlarged

This book describes the social and economic conditions in Ireland during the first half of the nineteenth century-that is up to and including the Great Famine. It is concerned about particular issues like the Catholic emancipation or the famine but looks at Irish society as a whole. Central and local government are described: the economy (agricultural and industrial) the churches the educational system the medicine the arts the music and the sports. It aims at presenting as complete a picture as possible Ireland at the time.