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The Redmonds and Waterford : a political dynasty, 1891-1952 / Pat McCarthy.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Dublin, Ireland : Four Courts Press, Copyright date: © Pat McCarthy and Four Courts Press 2018Description: 222 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), portraits ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781846827037
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Contents:
Introduction: 'We always vote Redmond in this house' -- Forging the bond: John Redmond and Waterford, 1891-1900 -- National leader, local representative: John Redmond, 1901-10 -- Waterford, John Redmond and the home rule crisis, 1911-14 -- Answering the call to arms: John Redmond, World War, recruitment and Waterford, 1914-16 -- Faithful to the end: Waterford and John Redmond, 1916-18 -- 'An oasis in the political desert of Ireland': Captain William Archer Redmond MP, 1918-22 -- On a new stage: Captain William Redmond TD, 1923-32 -- Picking up the torch: Bridget Redmond TD, 1933-52 -- Conclusion: the Redmonds, Redmondism and Waterford, 1891-52
Summary: This book is the first comprehensive history of the Redmond political dynasty, its connections to Waterford and its contribution to national and local politics. For sixty years the Redmonds, John, his son William Archer and his daughter-in-law Bridget, dominated the politics of Waterford City. From 1891 to 1922, a Redmond represented Waterford at Westminster, and from 1923 until the death of Bridget Redmond in 1952, in Leinster House.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: 'We always vote Redmond in this house' -- Forging the bond: John Redmond and Waterford, 1891-1900 -- National leader, local representative: John Redmond, 1901-10 -- Waterford, John Redmond and the home rule crisis, 1911-14 -- Answering the call to arms: John Redmond, World War, recruitment and Waterford, 1914-16 -- Faithful to the end: Waterford and John Redmond, 1916-18 -- 'An oasis in the political desert of Ireland': Captain William Archer Redmond MP, 1918-22 -- On a new stage: Captain William Redmond TD, 1923-32 -- Picking up the torch: Bridget Redmond TD, 1933-52 -- Conclusion: the Redmonds, Redmondism and Waterford, 1891-52

This book is the first comprehensive history of the Redmond political dynasty, its connections to Waterford and its contribution to national and local politics. For sixty years the Redmonds, John, his son William Archer and his daughter-in-law Bridget, dominated the politics of Waterford City. From 1891 to 1922, a Redmond represented Waterford at Westminster, and from 1923 until the death of Bridget Redmond in 1952, in Leinster House.

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