The Political Ideas of Parnell

‘It is not easy to describe the mental life of a man who is neither expansive nor introspective’. Thus wrote T. P. O'Connor, one of Parnell's earliest biographers. Historians have never ceased to echo his lament, and however much they may have differed in their interpretation of Parnell, t...

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Published in:The Historical journal 1973-12, Vol.16 (4), p.749-775
Main Author: Lyons, F. S. L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Conservatism
Irish history
Irish nationalism
Irish politics
Liberalism
Parliaments
Political parties
Protestantism
Self determination
Speeches
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Summary:‘It is not easy to describe the mental life of a man who is neither expansive nor introspective’. Thus wrote T. P. O'Connor, one of Parnell's earliest biographers. Historians have never ceased to echo his lament, and however much they may have differed in their interpretation of Parnell, they have generally agreed that, while no Irish leader of the nineteenth century has been so intensively studied, none remains so enigmatic and inaccessible.
ISSN:0018-246X
1469-5103
DOI:10.1017/S0018246X00003939