Overview
A comprehensive survey and analysis of the Presbyterian community in its important formative period. The Presbyterian community in Ulster was created by waves of immigration, massively reinforced in the 1690s as Scots fled successive poor harvests and famine, and by 1700 Presbyterians formed the largest Protestant community in the north of Ireland. This book is a comprehensive survey and analysis of the Presbyterian community in this important formative period. It shows how the Presbyterians formed a highly organised, self-confident community which exercised a rigorous discipline over its members and had a well-developed intellectual life. It considers the various social groups within the community, demonstrating how the always small aristocratic and gentry component dwindled andwas virtually extinct by the 1730s, the Presbyterians deriving their strength from the middling sorts - clergy, doctors, lawyers, merchants, traders and, in particular, successful farmers and those active in the rapidly growing linen trades - and among the laborious poor. It discusses how Presbyterians were part of the economically dynamic element of Irish society; how they took the lead in the emigration movement to the American colonies; and how they maintained links with Scotland and related to other communities, in Ireland and elsewhere. Later in the eighteenth century, the Presbyterian community went on to form the backbone of the Republican, separatist movement. ROBERT WHAN obtained his Ph.D. in History from Queen's University, Belfast.
Full Product Details
Author: Robert Whan
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Imprint: The Boydell Press
Volume: v. 10
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 2.10cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.489kg
ISBN: 9781843838722
ISBN 10: 1843838729
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 15 November 2013
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Whan corrects an imbalance in Irish historiography by recovering Presbyterian polity as a valid Protestant community, thereby broadening traditional scholarly preoccupation with Anglican issues. CHOICE
A significant work (and) a rewarding read. STUDIA HIBERNICA, vol. 40, 2014 Whan corrects an imbalance in Irish historiography by recovering Presbyterian polity as a valid Protestant community, thereby broadening traditional scholarly preoccupation with Anglican issues. CHOICE
A significant work (and) a rewarding read. STUDIA HIBERNICA, vol. 40, 2014 -Whan corrects an imbalance in Irish historiography by recovering Presbyterian polity as a valid Protestant community, thereby broadening traditional scholarly preoccupation with Anglican issues.- CHOICE
A significant work [and] a rewarding read. STUDIA HIBERNICA, vol. 40, 2014 Whan corrects an imbalance in Irish historiography by recovering Presbyterian polity as a valid Protestant community, thereby broadening traditional scholarly preoccupation with Anglican issues. CHOICE
