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This new 2nd edition tells the story of the people of Lough Rynn, Mohill, Co. Leitrim, home to one of the most notorious landlords of 19th century Ireland. William Sydney Clements, 3rd Earl of Leitrim - or simply Lord Leitrim - lives in local memory as a notorious despot who represented the worst excesses of landlordism in Ireland during the Great Famine and was assassinated by his tenants.
The book describes how the Lough Rynn estate evolved through the centuries, especially during and after the Great Famine. It tracks some of the factors that enabled the country to transition from Famine to independence and provides a window into the lives of the ordinary people who shaped this important period in Ireland’s history. It includes extended chapters on Lord Leitrim’s relationships with women and on the post-Famine era. Reviews ‘A marvellous read providing a wonderful insight into landlordism in 19th century Ireland. A beautifully-presented, well-researched, scholarly work’. Brendan Kennelly ‘[A book] marked by lucidity, elegant prose, judiciousness and unsentimentality as well as sharp psychological and social observation. We need this kind of intelligent, analytical and on occasion sceptical history . . . This is the classic local history, a scholarly mosaic of political, social and cultural life. [A] rigorous and thoroughly researched study. It is a must for all lovers of local history’. Professor Michael L. O'Rourke, Trinity College Dublin ‘A very readable account of the family who displaced the old native chieftains . . . all is revealed in this excellent book’. Seán Ó’Suilleabháin, Leabharlann Chontae Liatroma ‘A must for anyone interested in the social history of 19th Century Ireland’.
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