Gladstone and Irish Reform 1868-1882
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- Gladstone and Irish Reform 1868-882
- Irish Land League
- Formed by Davitt in October 1879 - Parnell agreed to become president
- Aimed to put an end to rack-renting, eviction and landlord oppression. Farmers to become owners on fair terms
- Between 1879-1883 some 14,600 tenants were turned off the land. More than in the previous 30 years.
- Urged tenants to offer landlords low rents or none at all
- Helped tenants that were evicted
- Applied a boycott against farmers who attempted to take over the holding of an evicted tennant
- Applied a boycott against the evicting landlords themselves
- The Land War 1879-82
- Davitt was a key figure - hatred to the landlord class
- 1879 - smallholders' struggle in County Mayo. Started opposing evictions and in favour of 'fair rents' and land reform
- Encouraged Parnell to support the agitation - spoke at Westport in June 1879
- 'New Departure' - representing agrarian radicalisation, revolutionary nationalism and constitutional nationalism
- Coercion Act 1881
- Coercion Bill was opposed by Parnell for 41 hours because of the tactic of obstruction. The bill was soon passed.
- 3rd February, Davitt was arrested and imprisoned under the new act
- Led to an uproar in the H of C followed by the suspension and expulsion of 36 Irish MPs including Parnell
- Second Land Act 1881
- Fair Rents, Fixity of Tenure and Free Sale
- Land purchase scheme was more favourable to the tenant - 2/3 to 3/4
- Kilmainham Treaty 1882
- The Land Act had defeated the Land League - tenants were using the Land Courts to get rents reduced legally. Land War was coming to a halt
- If released Parnell could reassert his role as leader of the Irish Party - committed to obtaining Home Rule
- April 1882 - govt agreed to release Parnell and relax the Coercion Act - in return Parnell agreed to cooperate
- Irish Land League
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