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The Land League: Michael Davitt and the Irish Land War
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the Land War of 1879–1882, a pivotal period in Irish history that broke the power of the landlord system. They focus on Michael Davitt, the son of evicted tenant farmers who founded the Irish National Land League with Charles Stewart Parnell. Davitt's tactics—mass meetings, boycotts, and the 'three Fs' demand (fair rent, fixity of tenure, free sale)—mobilized rural Ireland. The conversation covers key events like the evictions at Carraroe in Galway, the arrest of Davitt in 1881, the Kilmainham Treaty, and the Phoenix Park murders. Lucas…
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