1st Edition

Ireland in the Age of Revolution, 1760–1805, Part I, Volume 2

By Harry T Dickinson Copyright 2013

    The latter half of the eighteenth-century saw Irish opposition movements being greatly influenced by the American and French revolutions. This two-part, six-volume edition illustrates the depth and reach of this influence by publishing pamphlets dealing with the major political issues of these decades.

    James Crombie, The Expedience and Utility of Volunteer Associations for National Defence and Security (1779) -- Dickson, A Sermon on the Propriety and Advantages of Acquiring the Knowledge and Use of Arms (1779) -- A Candid Display, of the Reciprocal Conduct of Great Britain and her Colonies ([1780]) -- Henry Grattan’s Speech to the Irish House of Commons, 19 April 1780 (1821) -- Debates in the House of Commons of Ireland, 2nd edn (1780) -- Th e Usurpations of England (1780) -- Francis Dobbs, A Letter to the Right Honourable Lord North, on his Propositions in Favour of Ireland (1780) -- An Act for the Advancement of the Trade of this Kingdom (1780), in Th e Statutes at Large -- An Act to Allow Ireland to Trade with British Colonies and Plantations (1780), in The Statutes at Large -- An Act for the Partial Repeal of the Irish Test Act (1780), in Th e Statutes at Large -- Francis Dobbs, Th oughts on Volunteers (1780) -- C. H. Wilson, A Compleat Collection of the Resolutions of the Volunteers, Grand Juries, &c. of Ireland (1782) -- Th e Parliamentary Register: or, History of the Proceedings and Debates of the House of Commons of Ireland of 1781–2, 2nd edn (1784) -- Speeches of Henry Grattan in the Irish Parliament, 19 February and 16 April 1782 (1821) -- Th e Celebrated Speeches of Colonel Henry Flood, on the Repeal of the Declaratory Act … and the Speech of Lord Abingdon in the English House of Peers ([1782]) -- Selected Acts of 1782 from The Statutes at Large [Ireland] (1786) -- An Act for the Further Relief of His Majesty’s Subjects of this Kingdom Professing the Popish Religion -- An Act to Regulate the Manner of Passing Bills, and to Prevent Delays in Summoning of Parliaments -- An Act for Extending certain of the Provisions, contained in an Act, intituled, An Act Confi rming all the Statutes made in England -- An Act for Redress of Erroneous Judgments, Orders, and Decrees -- An Act for Securing the Independency of Judges, and the Impartial Administration of Justice -- Debates of 1782, from W. Cobbett (ed.), Th e Parliamentary History of England -- An Act for the Better Securing the Dependency of the Kingdom of Ireland upon the Crown of Great Britain (1782), in The Statutes at Large [England] (1786) -- R. Lewis, Common Sense, and Common Humanity (1782) -- Editorial Notes.