Above : Picture Of Earl Russell Arrangements regarding the Property of the Church Thus if the British Government selected the Irish Church Establishment as the grievance first to be attacked, its selection was certainly not due to any special insistence by the Irish themselves on this particular point. In 1867, Earl Russell moved for a Commission to enquire into the property of the Irish Church and its condition generally. Nothing was said of Disestablishment, but the intention of the motion was obvious.The Commission ... Read More

Above : Irish Church From 19th Century THE Fenian outbreak had both enraged and astonished the English people. They had believed that the Irish had no longer any cause to be dis¬contented with the rule of the British Government; that, in point of fact, they were not discontented. At first indignation was the more prominent feeling, but, when this had had time to cool, the more thoughtful began to seek an explanation, not chiefly of the actions of the Fenian themselves, ... Read More