The Presbyterians of Ulster, 1680-1730

Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-1-84383-872-2
Verlag: Boydell & Brewer

Buch, Englisch, Band 10, 272 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 558 g

Reihe: Irish Historical Monographs

A comprehensive survey and analysis of the Presbyterian community in its important formative period.

The Presbyterian community in Ulster was created by waves of immigration, massively reinforced in the 1690s as Scots fled successive poor harvests and famine, and by 1700 Presbyterians formed the largest Protestant community in the north of Ireland. This book is a comprehensive survey and analysis of the Presbyterian community in this important formative period. It shows how the Presbyterians formed a highly organised, self-confident community which exercised a rigorous discipline over its members and had a well-developed intellectual life. It considers the various social groups within the community, demonstrating how the always small aristocratic and gentry component dwindled andwas virtually extinct by the 1730s, the Presbyterians deriving their strength from the middling sorts - clergy, doctors, lawyers, merchants, traders and, in particular, successful farmers and those active in the rapidly growing linen trades - and among the laborious poor. It discusses how Presbyterians were part of the economically dynamic element of Irish society; how they took the lead in the emigration movement to the American colonies; and how they maintained links with Scotland and related to other communities, in Ireland and elsewhere. Later in the eighteenth century, the Presbyterian community went on to form the backbone of the Republican, separatist movement.

ROBERT WHAN obtained his Ph.D. in History from Queen's University, Belfast.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Whan, Robert

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder England, UK, Irland: Regional & Stadtgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Ministers
Gentry
Merchants and commerce
The Professions
The Lower Orders
Organisation and religious practice
Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

ROBERT WHAN obtained his Ph.D. in History from Queen's University, Belfast.