Successes and Failures in Irish Constitutional Nationalism, 1800-1900. - page 12
Keywords: ireland constitutional nationalism 1800 1900 19th century success failure henry grattan daniel o'connell isaac butt charles stewart parnell catholic emancipation home rule repeal of the act of union
By exploiit on 19/06/2010
Level: A Level (Year 13)
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divide the party, with 45 members abandoning him and only 26 remaining loyal. The split in the party was to remain and along with Parnell’s death in 1891, the cause for Home Rule was abandoned, having failed to achieve the legislative independence that they have sought.
It is evident then, that failure was in fact much more experience in the period 1850-1900 than it had been in the 50 years prior. The successes of Daniel O’Connell’s catholic emancipation campaign and the levels of reforms that he had received throughout both phases of his repeal campaign, along with his success in establishing the template by which many future leaders of constitutional nationalism would follow, all compare to the very limited successes between 1850 and 1900. Both the Irish Tenant League and the Land League had failed to achieve their aims, with very little concession otherwise. Likewise, both Isaac Butt and Charles Parnell would fail to achieve legislative independence. Of course it must still be noted that the second half of the century was not subject solely to failure – mass movements were successfully organized and effective campaigns were orchestrated. Parnell in particular achieved considerable reform in terms of land and successfully held a powerful position in parliament. It must also be concluded that between 1800 and 1850, not only success was clear. Henry Grattan and William Plunkett both failed to achieve catholic emancipation, and Daniel O’Connell was not successful in actually achieving repeal.
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