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020 $a1846824060 (pbk.)
020 $a9781846824067 (pbk.)
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050 00 $aDA565.C317$bM67 2013
082 04 $a941.5081$223
245 04 $aThe Morpeth Roll :$bIreland identified in 1841 /$cChristopher Ridgway, editor.
264 1 $aDublin, Ireland :$bFour Courts Press,$c2013.
300 $axiii, 129 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
520 2 $a"In 1841, on stepping down as chief secretary, George Howard, Lord Morpeth, received a grand farewell testimonial from the people of Ireland. This took the form of over 160,000 signatures on sheets of paper wrapped around a gigantic bobbin; when unwound, the testimonial measures a staggering 420 metres. After decades of lying in obscurity in Castle Howard, North Yorkshire, the Morpeth Roll has been the subject of intense research, digitization and conservation. This lavishly illustrated book of essays discusses the significance of the roll, and examines what it can tell us about pre-Famine Ireland. Just how the roll was commissioned and assembled in a matter of weeks, with signatures collected from across Ireland, is one focus of enquiry; as are the reasons for Morpeth's extraordinary popularity, which endured when he returned to Dublin as viceroy in the 1850s. The roll is not only a document of national significance, it is also a unique mechanical object, presenting very special challenges for display and interpretation"--Back cover.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 $aNotes on contributors -- List of abbreviations -- Preface / Christopher Ridgway -- Introduction / R.V. Comerford -- "The unbought and spontaneous offering of a generous and oppressed people" : the 1841 Irish testimonial to Lord Morpeth / Patrick Cosgrove -- Ireland's favourite Englishman? / Christopher Ridgway -- Investigating the Morpeth Roll / Paul Hoary -- The Morpeth Roll today / Christopher Ridgway.
600 10 $aCarlisle, George William Frederick Howard,$cEarl of,$d1802-1864$xPublic opinion.
650 0 $aFarewells$zIreland$xHistory$y19th century.
650 0 $aPoliticians$zGreat Britain$xPublic opinion$xHistory$y19th century.
650 0 $aPublic opinion$zIreland$xHistory$y19th century.
651 0 $aIreland$vRegisters.
650 0 $aSignatures (Writing)
651 0 $aIreland$xHistory$y19th century$vSources.
651 0 $aIreland$xPolitics and government$y19th century$vSources.
651 0 $aIreland$xRelations$zGreat Britain$vSources.
651 0 $aGreat Britain$xRelations$zIreland$vSources.
700 1 $aRidgway, Christopher.