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| Titre : | Affection and Disaffection in Eighteenth Century Mid-Munster Gaelic Poetry (2012) |
| Auteurs : | David A. FLEMING, Auteur |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Eighteenth-Century Ireland (Vol. 27 2012) |
| Article en page(s) : | p. 84-98 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
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| Résumé : | This article examines a selection of Gaelic verse composed in eighteenth-century Munster to determine attitudes towards local protestant families. It argues that Gaelic poets subscribed to a range of different political and social opinions depending on the relationship they had with protestant neighbours and acquaintances. This article examines the work of Sean O Tuama (1706-75), Aindras Mac Craith (1710-95) and Seamus O Dalaigh (d. 1790 or 1810), all residents in CO. Limerick, who each provide evidence of varying and changing degrees of affection or disaffection towards protestants. Many of these sentiments depended as much on the wider political context as with local concerns. While much has been written about disaffection in eighteenth-century Irish verse, little has been produced to offer a more nuanced perspective. Although relatively scanty, the works of O Tuama and to a lesser extent Mac Craith suggest that there was some positive engagement and interaction with protestant employers and landowners. As a result, the article contributes to a growing body of work that argues for a broader interpretation of the complex relationships of eighteenth-century Irish society |
| Pays de publication : | Irlande |
| Lieu de publication : | Dublin |
| Mention de responsabilité : | David A. Fleming |
| Fonds : | Médiathèque |
