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The Irish Land War: Michael Davitt and the Battle for the Land
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the Irish Land War of the 1870s and 1880s, a mass movement that challenged landlord power and reshaped rural Ireland. They focus on Michael Davitt, the son of evicted tenants who founded the Land League and championed the 'Three Fs' — fair rent, fixity of tenure, and free sale. The conversation covers the 1879 famine, the rise of the Land League, the tactics of boycotting named after Captain Charles Boycott, the 1881 Land Act, and the impact of the Phoenix Park murders. They also discuss the role of women in the Land League, the link between…
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