The Making of the Irish Protestant Ascendancy - The Life of William Conolly, 1662-1729

The life and political career of William Conolly, a key figure in the establishment of the eighteenth century protestant ascendancy in Ireland.

List of contents

Introduction
The rise of the house of Conolly, 1662-1729
From lawyer to politician, 1685-1703
'A cunning intriguing spark': Conolly and the Williamite confiscation, 1690-1703
The making of a 'very great fortune': the accumulation and management of the Conolly patrimony, 1690-1729
A lover of business: Conolly in Parliament, 1703-14
The 'great man of the north': Conolly's electoral interest in north-west Ulster
'The only man of application among our commissioners': Conolly at the revenue board, 1709-1729
'The chief of our friends': Parliamentary management and the rise of the undertakers, 1715-1729
'An ornament to the country': Castletown, patriotism and the making of the ascendancy, 1722-1729

Product details

• Authors: Patrick Walsh
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.11.2010
• EAN: 9781843835844
• ISBN: 978-1-84383-584-4
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 513 g
• Series: Irish Historical Monographs
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918