The fascinating story of the turbulent destruction of Irish country houses, covering the revolutionary years from 1912 to 1923. During the Irish Revolution, almost three hundred country houses were burned to the ground. These “Big Houses” were powerful symbols of conquest, plantation, and colonial oppression and were involved in the struggle for independence as well as the conflict between the aristocracy and those demanding access to more land. Stripped of their most important items, most of the houses were never rebuilt, and ruins like Summerhill stood as ghostly figures for many generations. Terence Dooley offers a unique perspective on the Irish Revolution, exploring struggles for land, the impact of the Great War, and why the country residences of the wealthy class became such symbolic targets for republicans throughout the period. Dooley describes the dramatically sudden acts of occupation and destruction—including soldiers using a Rembrandt as a target—and captures the excitement felt by the revolutionaries in capturing these great houses and the visible overthrow of the established order.
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- Yale University Press
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- General History
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- English
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- 9780300270433
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