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Factor Essay PlanEmmet
Westminster Spies and informers infiltrated underground gatherings; rising was not s
British were prepared
Mass Support No mass support – secret nature of organization
300 men vs 50,000 hoped for
no spontaneous risings followed in Ireland as Emmet had hoped
didn’t have support of Catholic Church
Leadership Emmet was weak, indecisive leader
‘hesitant commander’, according to Rees
his planning was inadequate – untrained men with little equipment wer
the British Army
he abandoned his plan to attack the Castle and other key buildings in th
Catholic Church didn’t gain their support – oath bound/ secret organization
use of violence
Context following Act of Union, the Irish People, especially Catholics, did not wa
antagonize the British
Grattan
Westminster didn’t gain support from main political parties – faced conservative
governments who opposed CE
3 failed bill in 1808, 1813, 1819 due to Westminster opposition
Mass Support didn’t get peasant support or have mass Irish support
failed to convince people of the benefits of emancipation
Leadership wasn’t a strong leader – too parliamentarian
spent too much time in England
got support of English MPs
Catholic Church suggestion of gov. control over Episcopal was widely denounced as betr
Ireland
had the support of Church until this happened in 1808
set up Catholic Board in 1810
O’Connell - emancipation
Westminster uses Brinkmanship to keep the British on their toes (e.g 1828)
he successfully exploited The Emancipation Crisis 1828-1829
weakness with Wellington (Liverpool, Canning, Goderich)
Mass Support catholic Association harnessed the masses
open air meetings and as a talented orator, gave rousing speeches
created the first mass movement in Irish politics
his language was sometimes divisive, sometimes unifying
support indicated in 1826 + 1828
Leadership O’Connell was a great leader and a talented orator
He was wise and knew when to exploit anti-English feeling
Understood medium to reach peasants = simplistic speeches
O’Connell cunningly stood for election in 1828 – a bold move
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