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O CATHAOIR:YOUNG IRELANDER ABROAD-C.HART
Charles Hart
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Paperback. Charles Hart played a minor part in the Confederate movement of 1848 as a Confederate agent propagating the Irish cause. His previously unpublished diary provides a fresh perspective on Young Ireland and mid 19th-century America. Editor(s): O'Cathaoir, Brendan. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBB; 3JH; BJ; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 113.
Charles Hart (1824-1898) was a Dublin solicitor's son who played a minor part in the Confederate movement in 1848. Influenced by his brother-in-law, John Blake Dillon, he spent the revolutionary months in the United States as a Confederate agent, propagating the Irish cause and meeting American politicians, Irish-Americans and the new crop of "exiles". His hitherto unpublished diary gives an intimate picture of the Young Irelanders, news of their failed revolution and a vivid account of American politics and social mores, and landscape. A highlight was his meeting with Wolfe Tone's widow, Matilda, who reminisced about the beauty of Lucien ... Read more
Charles Hart (1824-1898) was a Dublin solicitor's son who played a minor part in the Confederate movement in 1848. Influenced by his brother-in-law, John Blake Dillon, he spent the revolutionary months in the United States as a Confederate agent, propagating the Irish cause and meeting American politicians, Irish-Americans and the new crop of "exiles". His hitherto unpublished diary gives an intimate picture of the Young Irelanders, news of their failed revolution and a vivid account of American politics and social mores, and landscape. A highlight was his meeting with Wolfe Tone's widow, Matilda, who reminisced about the beauty of Lucien ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Series
Irish Narratives S.
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Cork, Ireland
ISBN
9781859183601
SKU
V9781859183601
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About Charles Hart
Brendan O Cathaoir is a Dublin-based journalist and historian. His books include John Blake Dillon: Young Irelander (Irish Academic Press, Dublin, 1990)
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