The preacher and the prelate : the Achill mission colony and the battle for souls in famine Ireland /

Byrne, Patricia,

The preacher and the prelate : the Achill mission colony and the battle for souls in famine Ireland / Patricia Byrne. - xiv, 244 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), maps ; 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This is the extraordinary story of an audacious fight for souls on famine-ravaged Achill Island during the nineteenth century. The flood of hostility between Edward Nangle and John MacHale exposes the fault-lines of religion, society and politics in nineteenth-century Ireland.

9781785371721 9781785371721 £16.99

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Ireland--History--Famine, 1845-1852.
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Achill Island (Ireland)--Religious life and customs--20th century
Achill Island (Ireland)--Church history--20th century