A Liberal Chief Secretary and the Irish Question
Augustine Birrell, 1907–1914
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8957526 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patricia Jalland (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 421-451 |
| Publication date | 1976-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Historical Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-246X • E-ISSN: 1469-5103 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0018246x00010232 |
| OpenAlex | W2018677587 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 9 |
Augustine Birrell performed the thankless task of chief secretary for Ireland for a longer period than any of his forty-nine predecessors. His nine years of office from 1907 to 1916 included some of the most critical years of Anglo-Irish history, and ended tragically when he accepted blame for the 1916 Easter rebellion, which has haunted his political reputation ever since. Birrell has been generally condemned by the English and consigned to oblivion by the Irish. This article will reassess Birrell's work as Irish secretary by relating his actual achievements and failures to the complex problems which constituted the Liberal dilemma in Ireland. Emphasis is placed on the earlier and more successful period of Birrell's administration, which has been almost entirely neglected by English historians
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| Citations per year | 0.08 |
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| Citation span | 2013 - 2013 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |