Charity Movements in EighteenthCentury Ireland: Philanthropy and Improvement (Irish Historical Monographs, 16),Used

Charity Movements in EighteenthCentury Ireland: Philanthropy and Improvement (Irish Historical Monographs, 16),Used

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Relates charity movements to religious impulse, Enlightenment 'improvement' and the fears of the Protestant ruling elite that growing social problems, unless addressed, would weaken their rule.The philanthropic impulse to engage in charitable work and to encourage economic "improvement" was sharpened in eighteenthcentury Ireland as Irish Protestants became increasingly aware of the threat that social problems, such aspoverty, disease and criminality, posed to their rule. One response to this threat was the establishment of a number of voluntary societies which sought to address the different problems plaguing Ireland. This book examines a number of these voluntary societies, including those concerned with promoting education, supporting hospitals, and improving agriculture and manufacturing. It shows how these movements differed from earlier efforts in organisation, method and aims and demonstrates the connection between religiously motivated charities, Enlightenmentinspired scientific societies and the Irish government. It pays particular attention to the role of women, both as supporters of,and objects of, charity. It argues that, together, these movements aspired to purge Ireland of what they saw as destabilising factors that weakened the AngloIrish state. Improvers reflected Enlightenmentera optimism about the perfectibility of society and saw themselves as serving the interests and aspirations of the nation.Karen Sonnelitter is Assistant Professor of History at Siena College, Loudonville, New York. She completed her doctorate at Purdue University.

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