Placing Poland at the heart of Irishness

The main theme and objective of this work considers the evolution of the Irish attitude towards Poland and the Poles during the first half of the nineteenth century, and advanced Irish-Polish relations, emphasising the place of the Polish Question in the process of shaping modern Irish nationalism.

The main theme and objective of this book is the evolution of the Irish attitude towards Poland and the Poles during the first half of the nineteenth century. The book explores advanced Irish-Polish relations, emphasising the place of the Polish Question in the process of shaping modern Irish nationalism, and how from a distant, nearly exotic, country before the end of the eighteenth century, Poland became a source of parallels for the Irish nationalists. Using statistical and geographical analyses, the book goes on to show how the Polish revolution led to the ultimate foundation of the Irish-Polish advanced relations and the role of Poland in the process of shaping modern Irish nationalism.

Auteur

Dr Adam Kucharski, a historian, holds a PhD from Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan. His research interests focus on Irish Polish relations in the nineteenth century. He is the author and editor of publications concerning Irish Polish historical relations as well as the Polish and Irish past.

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Abbreviations 1 From the Polish Partitions to the November Uprising, 17721830 1.1 Poland and Ireland in the End of Eighteenth and Beginning of the Nineteenth Century 1.2 Tribunes and Dynamics of Irish Interest in Polish Affairs 1.3 Main Points of Interest 1.3.1 Three Partitions of Poland (17721795) 1.3.2 The Napoleonic Era 1.3.3 The Congress of Vienna (18141815) and the Kingdom of Poland Conclusion 2 The November Uprising: the Significance of the Polish Struggle 2.1 The Uprising 2.1.1 International Dimension 2.1.2 Internal Developments 2.2 Statistics and Geography of the Irish Reaction to the November Uprising 2.3 The Irish Knowledge of, and Attitude towards, the Polish Revolution Conclusion 3 The Irish in Relation to Poland and the Poles, 18321849 3.1 Poland and Ireland in the 1830s and 1840s 3.1.1 Poland after the Collapse of the Uprising 3.1.2 Ireland since Catholic Emancipation 3.2 Information and Comments 3.3 Politics 3.4 Charity, Culture and Other Platforms of Engagement Conclusion 4 Poland in the Context of Irish Political Affairs, 18311849 Conclusion Epilogue Annex 1 Selected Letters and Documents Concerning Different Aspects of Irish-Polish Relations Annex 2 Poetry, Songs, and Other Literary Texts Regarding Poland Published in the Irish Newspapers between 1831 and 1849 List of Figures Bibliography Index