Depth study 4 The Irish Land Issue 1870-81 #1

1. Name of the economic crash in 1873 that brought the Irish Land issue back on the agenda (4, 10)
4. GB Prime Minister whose 'mission' was to 'pacify Ireland' (9)
5. The percentage that unemployment had reached in Ireland by 1879 (6)
8. A section of the 1870 Land Act that helped Irish tenants purchase land they rented; 2/3 of money would be covered in loans to help tenants make this purpose (6, 6)

2. The Irish nationalist rising that provoked fears in the GB Parliament that Ireland was in need of pacifying, hoped that fixing the land issue would 'kill' this movement. (6, 6)
3. Word to describe the lack of legal protection for Irish tenants; they were leased small plots of land for a short (flexible) period (7)
6. The region of Ireland that experienced a 'mini' Famine in 1879 due to economic issues (8)
7. The system of land tenure in a certain area of Ireland; this system provided security of tenure so long as they paid their rent. It also allowed tenants to sell the right to occupy their land holding to another tenant acceptable to the landlord. (6, 6)
9. A meeting that was a deliberate attempt to influence Gladstone’s forthcoming, talked about land reform. It preached the desire for 3F’s (6, 4, 10)
10. Adjective to describe Gladstone's policy approach to Ireland (7)

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