Hi Ken, all, Anyone interested in the history of Ireland would benefit by reading _The Course of Irish History_ by T. W. Moody and F. X. Martin. It's in its 4th edition now, and it just gets better with each new version. The book was originally written as a companion volume to an Irish television series on Irish history that first showed during the 1960s in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising. While the book looks at Irish history from antiquity through the 20th century, the later chapters give a good comprehensive overview of the events of the past 100 years and explain quite a lot about how people came to be at war with their neighbors. Best, Bill Gawne Ken James <kenjames@sympatico.ca> writes: > Hi There: > I don't want to stir up any problems, but I keep hearing that unsettling > phrase. My G-G-Grandparents (JAMES/Fitzjames and LEECH) who were longtime > residents of Kildare and Carlow left everything in 1882 and the entire > family sold everything and came to Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada. I am > trying to understand why (ie not potato famine - but must have been severe > as the youngest of six was barely a year old). I "Googled" the phrase but > came up with many (I think biased) descriptions. To further complicate > things, I understand that the resulting unrest is much of what still is > fealt in Northern Ireland today. I just don't seem to understand or absorb > what was/is going on to cause so much hatred/unrest. It just isn't logical > and I don't understand. Again, I don't want to open a wound or "sore point", > but can somebody point me to a book/ resource where I can get some true > answers. They did not teach any Irish history in Ontario schools, and I am > sort of the person who does not readily accept everything he reads. > Thanks Again > Ken

The Land Wars occurred between approximately 1880 and 1892 and led to many evictions. Tenants who paid rents demanded by the landowners or their agents were sometimes ostracised by their neighbours who refused to pay - demanding a reduction in rents, etc. The motto being "Fair Rent, Fixity of Tenure and Free Sale". If you do a Google search on something like "irish evictions 1880s" will return a variety of articles covering the issues. Just don't take everything you read as gospel! Remember that everybody has a point of view! J. J. On 2 March 2010 04:02, Bill Gawne <gawne@cesmail.net> wrote: > Hi Ken, all, > > Anyone interested in the history of Ireland would benefit by reading > _The Course of Irish History_ by T. W. Moody and F. X. Martin. It's > in its 4th edition now, and it just gets better with each new version. > The book was originally written as a companion volume to an Irish > television series on Irish history that first showed during the 1960s > in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising. > > While the book looks at Irish history from antiquity through the 20th > century, the later chapters give a good comprehensive overview of the > events of the past 100 years and explain quite a lot about how people > came to be at war with their neighbors. > > Best, > > Bill Gawne > > Ken James <kenjames@sympatico.ca> writes: > > > Hi There: > > I don't want to stir up any problems, but I keep hearing that unsettling > > phrase. My G-G-Grandparents (JAMES/Fitzjames and LEECH) who were longtime > > residents of Kildare and Carlow left everything in 1882 and the entire > > family sold everything and came to Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada. I am > > trying to understand why (ie not potato famine - but must have been > severe > > as the youngest of six was barely a year old). I "Googled" the phrase > but > > came up with many (I think biased) descriptions. To further complicate > > things, I understand that the resulting unrest is much of what still is > > fealt in Northern Ireland today. I just don't seem to understand or > absorb > > what was/is going on to cause so much hatred/unrest. It just isn't > logical > > and I don't understand. Again, I don't want to open a wound or "sore > point", > > but can somebody point me to a book/ resource where I can get some true > > answers. They did not teach any Irish history in Ontario schools, and I > am > > sort of the person who does not readily accept everything he reads. > > Thanks Again > > Ken > > ======================================= > Before you post a message to the IRL-CARLOW mailing list you must subscribe > to the List. Its FREE! > --------------------------------------- > To subscribe to the IRL-Carlow mailing list, send an email to > IRL-CARLOW-request@rootsweb.com with the word "subscribe" (without the > quotes) in the Subject box. No additional text is required. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-CARLOW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >