Burning the big house : the story of the Irish country house in a time of war and revolution
Terence Dooley
Bok · Engelsk · 2022
| Omfang | xiv, 350 sider : illustrasjoner, kart
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| Opplysninger | 'Days of grandeur and gravity' : the Great War, 1914-18. 'The Irish landlords have become the victims of a revolution' : before the Great War, 1879-1914 -- 'The un-martialled loyalists of the south' : the Great War, Part I - 'All the gentry have suffered' : the Great War, Part II -- 'A bonfire for a generation' : burning the big house, 1920-23. 'Castles, mansions and residences were sent up in flames' -- 'I think the greed of land is at the root of this class of crime' -- 'This is what your past here means to us' : destruction, looting and compensation. 'Grass grows where the saloons were' : a case study of Mitchelstown Castle - 'There were hens roosting on valuable oil paintings' : destriction and looting, 1920-23 -- 'Sermons in stones' : compensating country house owners -- 'The last remnant of Irish landlordism' : conclusion. The end of revolution?. - "During the Irish Revolution nearly three hundred country houses were burned to the ground. These "Big Houses" were powerful symbols of conquest, plantation, and colonial oppression, and were caught up in the struggle for independence and the conflict between the aristocracy and those demanding access to more land. Stripped of their most important artifacts, most of the houses were never rebuilt and ruins such as Summerhill stood like ghostly figures for generations to come. Terence Dooley offers a unique perspective on the Irish Revolution, exploring the struggles over land, the impact of the Great War, and why the country mansions of the landed class became such a symbolic target for republicans throughout period. Dooley details the shockingly sudden acts of occupation and destruction-including soldiers using a Rembrandt as a dart board-and evokes the exhilaration felt by the revolutionaries at seizing these grand houses and visibly overturning the established order."
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| ISBN | 0300260741. - 9780300260748
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