Largest Amount of Good : Quaker Relief in Ireland, 1654-1921.
Title:
Largest Amount of Good : Quaker Relief in Ireland, 1654-1921.
Author:
Hatton, Helen E.
ISBN:
9780773563698
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (380 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 From Conviction to Action -- 2 Good to All and Harm to None: Early Years in Ireland -- 3 A Condition Low and Degraded -- 4 Rehearsals for Disaster -- 5 A National Misfortune, a National Sin -- 6 A Remarkable Manifestation of National Sympathy -- 7 Feeding the Hungry and Clothing the Naked -- 8 A Little Thing Helps a Poor Man -- 9 Help the Men to Help Themselves -- 10 Ever Widening Circles -- 11 Conclusions -- Appendix 1: Grants by Province and County -- Appendix 2: A Page of Contributions from North America -- Appendix 3: Weekly Distribution by Province, 30 January - 7 August 1847 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
Abstract:
In Ireland, a nation long torn by rancour dividing Catholics and many Protestants, one Protestant sect has consistently been held in affection by the Catholic Irish: the Religious Society of Friends, or Quakers. From their arrival in Ireland in 1654, Quaker responses to the condition of Ireland were positive and always distinctive. Both Irish and English Friends were actively concerned with the welfare of the population, much of which seemed sunk in eternal poverty. Their concern was especially evident in the nineteenth century, particularly during the overwhelming crisis of the 1846-49 Famine, when Quakers mounted a massive relief program.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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