ABSTRACT

The latter half of the eighteenth-century saw Irish opposition movements being greatly influenced by the American and French revolutions. This two-part, six-volume edition illustrates the depth and reach of this influence by publishing pamphlets dealing with the major political issues of these decades.

part |12 pages

Spencer, Thoughts on an Union

part |21 pages

[Bushe], The Union. Cease Your Funning

part |20 pages

McKenna, A Memoire on Some Questions Reflecting the Projected Union of Great Britain and Ireland

part |12 pages

Collis, An Address to the People of Ireland, on the Projected Union

part |10 pages

[O’Connor], An Address to the People of Ireland

part |16 pages

Dodd, Calm Considerations on the Probable Consequences of an Union

part |33 pages

The Speech of Henry Grattan, Esq. on the Subject of a Legislative Union

part |16 pages

[McKenna], An Abstract of the Arguments on the Catholic Question