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A-level Edexcel History Paper 3 Ireland and the Union c.6 Irish land issue Summary Notes

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3.6 IRISH LAND ISSUE, 1870-82
Introduct  Resentment began in the 17th century between those who owned
ion land and those who lived on it when many Irishmen were evicted by
English colonists attempting to gain greater control over Ireland
 Led to dominance of an Anglo-Irish landowning class over Irishmen
who depended on the land
 Leasing was based on conacre
o Tenant had no legal claim to the land
o Rent paid in cash or labour
o Only lasted 11 months of the year
o Landlord had no legal obligation to tenants
o One-sided agreement – tenants faced excessive rates with no
legal protection, benefitting the landowner
 Tenant’s vulnerability heightened in the famine – 1 million+ died of
hunger
 Post famine, landholdings became more consolidated and
agriculture diversified but financial and legal terms favoured the
landowner  relationships still strained
 Attempts to reduce this tension after 1870, but challenging
economic conditions due to poor weather and growing US markets
weakened the position of Irish smallholders who relied on the sale to
pay rents, worsening relations
 Promoted a significant period of protest – the Land Wars (1879-82)
 Ended after a deal between leaders of protesting farmers and the
British gov
What was the significance of demands for land reform in 1870?
Dublin Context
Land  Catholic suffering intensified through evictions
Conferen  Land reform adopted by YI in 1848 and IRB after 1858
ce (1870)  Land question important for British MPs who wished to pacify
Ireland, particularly after the Fenian Rising (1867) when Gladstone
established an intention to address the issue of land and tenant’s
rights
 1870 – out of 500,000 tenant farmers, 80% held leases of no more
than 12 months  had no legal rights or claim to land  controlled
by landowner
 Ulster Custom gave Ulster farmers greater security – fixity of tenure

Aims (TL)
 Irish Tenant League (1850-59) – a nationwide attempt for farmers to
unite in an organised manner to secure the ‘three F’s’
o Fair rent
o Fixity of tenure – the conditions under which the land is held
o Freedom of sale for tenant’s subject to the landlord’s approval
 Empower tenant farmers and equalise their relationship – e.g. fixed
rents meant landlords couldn’t exploit tenants

Effectiveness (TL)
 First co-ordinated attempt by the Irish agricultural community for
enhanced rights
 Demonstrated an improved ability to mobilise as a unified body in
pursuit of goals
 Collapse of the OG Tenant League didn’t see the end of demand for

, 3.6 IRISH LAND ISSUE, 1870-82
land reform
 South and north united, showing a broader demand for change
 New TL acquired a strong following by 1870
 OG TL short-lived, ending 9 years later when prosperity dampened
determination




Dublin Land Conference (1870)
 Farmers openly declared their hopes
 Popular demonstration of the will of Ireland’s agricultural community
 Attendees came from across Ireland, even Ulster
 Extended the Ulster custom (specifically fixity of tenure and free
sale) across Ireland
 Formalised tenant rights giving them strong grounds for legal
protection and LT security
 Influenced Gladstone’s legislation
 Liberals refused to attend as they were primary landowners in
Ireland who were neutral
Land Act Context
(1870)  Tenant movement
 Fenian Rising 1867
 Angl0-Irish tensions
 Gladstone aimed to promote a harmonious Anglo-Irish relationship –
“my mission is to pacify Ireland” (1868)

Motives
 Bright felt the issue would cause trouble LT if it wasn’t immediately
adopted
 Gladstone felt the need to reduce antagonism – 1867 FR recognised
land issue of contention

Terms
 Ulster custom recognised in law wherever existed – free sale, fixity,
no eviction if paying rent BUT ignores fair rent
 Compensate tenants evicted for reasons other than non-payment
(fixity)
 Compensate for improvements (free sale)
 Bright Clause – tenants could buy their holdings and borrow 2/3 of
the price from the gov
 Rent charged should not be exorbitant (fair rent)
 Well received in parliament – 422:11 in HOC and passed in HOL

Significance
 Symbolic importance – British gov intervened in Irish land affairs on
behalf of tenants for the first time
 Previous legislation benefitted LLs, but tenants were now protected
by compensation – recognition in law improvement from conacre

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