‘Of One Mind’
O’Connellite Crowds in the 1830s and 1840s
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20056830 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maura Cronin (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Pages | 139-172 |
| Publication date | 2000-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Crowds in Ireland, C. 1720-1920 (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan UK (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1057/9780230288058_5 |
| OpenAlex | W2346249493 |
| ISBN | 9780230288058 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 1 |
Daniel O’Connell’s campaigns for reform and repeal during the 1830s and 1840s were characterized by the assembling of large crowds, particularly during the so-called ‘Repeal Year’ of 1843. Such crowd occasions have been given some well-deserved and overdue attention by historians in recent years, the latest example being Gary Owens’s groundbreaking work aptly entitled ‘Nationalism without words’.1 The present study examines the same general area but from a somewhat different vantage point, concentrating particularly on the ways in which the crowds at those meetings were formed and controlled. A number of key questions are posed. Were O’Connellite meetings manifestations of spontaneous political excitement or the result of careful manipulation? How was social order and decorum preserved at such huge gatherings? What windows are opened by these meetings into popular politicization in pre-famine Ireland
Computer security · Crowds · Decorum · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Repeal · Sociology · History · Irish and British Studies · Law · Philippine History and Culture
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2005 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |