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Papers by Joanne Mc Entee

Research paper thumbnail of Parallel Polarised Lives: The Irish War of Independence 1919-1921 and the Irish Civil War 1922-1923

A consideration of contrasting experiences during the Irish War of Independence 1919-1921 and the... more A consideration of contrasting experiences during the Irish War of Independence 1919-1921 and the Irish Civil War 1922-1923.

Research paper thumbnail of Seán MacEntee Treaty Debates Essay

Research paper thumbnail of Mc Entee, Joanne,  ‘Pecuniary assistance for poverty and emigration: the politics of landed estate management and philanthropy in mid-nineteenth century Ireland’ in Laurence M. Geary and Oonagh Walsh (eds), Philanthropy in nineteenth-century Ireland (Dublin, 2015)

Research paper thumbnail of Landed Estates Special Interest Group

Research paper thumbnail of 'Landlords, Tenants and their Estates, 1600-2013' conference programme

Research paper thumbnail of 'Landlords, tenants and their estates, 1600-2013' conference poster

Research paper thumbnail of ‘Gentlemen practisers’: Solicitors as elites in mid-nineteenth century Irish landed society

In 1739 the refusal to admit solicitors as members to the Inns of Court resulted in the formation... more In 1739 the refusal to admit solicitors as members to the Inns of Court resulted in the formation of "The Society of Gentlemen Practisers in the Courts of Law and Equity". 1 Although customarily solicitors were designated the title of "gentlemen" once they received their licence to practice, by adopting this descriptor in the title of their newly inaugurated society, the lower branch of the legal profession seemed to unambiguously be asserting a professional claim to membership of elite society. 2 Yet, in reality, such social demarcations proved illusory. Old English elite society was never a static one and the barrier between the gentry and the classes immediately below them often was of a permeable nature. Entry into elite society was generally provided by the possession of wealth, property or a peerage. Professional standing, while perhaps not one of the primary criteria for entry into illustrious circles, nonetheless provided additional kudos to an individual who mostly likely "belonged" in elite circles prior to receiving their licence to practice. Reader described how law, along with divinity and physic were perceived as "learned professions", and perhaps most significantly, were occupations which "a gentleman might engage in without disgrace". 3 While membership of the Bar was deemed respectable for a gentleman, the lower social standing of solicitors made this branch of the profession less attractive to those from high society. 4 Barnard commented how the lower branch of the profession occupied by solicitors was viewed with some distain by members of the landed gentry. Specifically he claimed how "the propertied, although happy to have sons at the bar, remained at best ambivalent and at worst hostile to lawyers". 5

Research paper thumbnail of Learning from the landlord? Primary education on the great estates in mid-nineteenth-century Ireland

Research paper thumbnail of 'Captain Rock eclipsed? Review of James S. Donnelly, Jr.'s, "Captain Rock: The Irish Agrarian Rebellion of 1821-1824" (Cork, 2009)'

Book Reviews by Joanne Mc Entee

Research paper thumbnail of REVIEW: The Irish Land Agent: The Case of King's County, 1830-1860. By Ciaran Reilly. Pp 192, illus. Dublin: Four Courts Press, 2014. €45.

Irish Historical Studies, Vol. 39, Issue 155, May 2015, pp 538-540.

Research paper thumbnail of Review of Brian Casey (ed.) with a foreword by Carla King, Defying the law of the land: agrarian radicals in Irish history (Dublin, 2013) in Irish Historical Studies, xxxix, no. 153 (May, 2014), pp 156-57.

Research paper thumbnail of   ‘Century Ireland, 1913-1923’

Scolaire Staire, Jul 2013

In 1913 the following rather macabre occurrence proved a newsworthy story in Ireland:

Research paper thumbnail of The Irish Country House; its past, present and future. Edited by Terence Dooley & Christopher Ridway. Pp 268, illus. Dublin: Four Courts Press. 2011. €55 hardback.

Thesis Chapters by Joanne Mc Entee

Research paper thumbnail of The State and the Landed Estate: order and shifting power relations in Ireland, 1815-1891

The landed estate was a pivotal force in the construction of 'order' within its hinterlands in ni... more The landed estate was a pivotal force in the construction of 'order' within its hinterlands in nineteenth century Ireland. The rules of the estate functioned beyond estate walls, affecting the lives of the tenantry politically, socially, economically, and culturally.
This study has revealed how landlord-tenant relations were more complex than has hitherto been recognised. It has also shown how this relationship was significantly altered as the modernised and centralised state began to assert itself more forcefully through increased rules and regulations.
Grounded in six case-studies, this research examined relations on estates located in the provinces of Ulster and Connacht. The estates were selected according to a series of sample criteria including, location, size, religious composition, estate acquisition, landlord and agent profile, and access to estate papers. Through a consideration of rental, social, legal, educational, and religious relations between estate authorities, tenants, and government officials, the research examined the evolution of order on Irish estates from 1815 to 1891.
This research argued that the Act of Union of 1800 marked a watershed in power relations in Ireland. Through increasing centralising tendencies, the government succeeded in modifying landlord-tenant relations. Formerly operating from a quasi-feudalistic framework based on privilege and reciprocal obligations, a series of legislative initiatives from government - often heavily influenced by contemporary ideologies such as utilitarianism, evangelicalism and political economy - repositioned estate relations within a legal framework, which redefined traditional rights. This development had significant consequences for the order of Irish landed estates

Teaching Documents by Joanne Mc Entee

Research paper thumbnail of Nineteenth Century Irish History Limerick

Received a special mention for summarising a history of the nineteenth century in 115 characters ... more Received a special mention for summarising a history of the nineteenth century in 115 characters in the format of a limerick in a writing competition hosted by Pue's Occurrences blog in 2011.

Research paper thumbnail of Parallel Polarised Lives: The Irish War of Independence 1919-1921 and the Irish Civil War 1922-1923

A consideration of contrasting experiences during the Irish War of Independence 1919-1921 and the... more A consideration of contrasting experiences during the Irish War of Independence 1919-1921 and the Irish Civil War 1922-1923.

Research paper thumbnail of Seán MacEntee Treaty Debates Essay

Research paper thumbnail of Mc Entee, Joanne,  ‘Pecuniary assistance for poverty and emigration: the politics of landed estate management and philanthropy in mid-nineteenth century Ireland’ in Laurence M. Geary and Oonagh Walsh (eds), Philanthropy in nineteenth-century Ireland (Dublin, 2015)

Research paper thumbnail of Landed Estates Special Interest Group

Research paper thumbnail of 'Landlords, Tenants and their Estates, 1600-2013' conference programme

Research paper thumbnail of 'Landlords, tenants and their estates, 1600-2013' conference poster

Research paper thumbnail of ‘Gentlemen practisers’: Solicitors as elites in mid-nineteenth century Irish landed society

In 1739 the refusal to admit solicitors as members to the Inns of Court resulted in the formation... more In 1739 the refusal to admit solicitors as members to the Inns of Court resulted in the formation of "The Society of Gentlemen Practisers in the Courts of Law and Equity". 1 Although customarily solicitors were designated the title of "gentlemen" once they received their licence to practice, by adopting this descriptor in the title of their newly inaugurated society, the lower branch of the legal profession seemed to unambiguously be asserting a professional claim to membership of elite society. 2 Yet, in reality, such social demarcations proved illusory. Old English elite society was never a static one and the barrier between the gentry and the classes immediately below them often was of a permeable nature. Entry into elite society was generally provided by the possession of wealth, property or a peerage. Professional standing, while perhaps not one of the primary criteria for entry into illustrious circles, nonetheless provided additional kudos to an individual who mostly likely "belonged" in elite circles prior to receiving their licence to practice. Reader described how law, along with divinity and physic were perceived as "learned professions", and perhaps most significantly, were occupations which "a gentleman might engage in without disgrace". 3 While membership of the Bar was deemed respectable for a gentleman, the lower social standing of solicitors made this branch of the profession less attractive to those from high society. 4 Barnard commented how the lower branch of the profession occupied by solicitors was viewed with some distain by members of the landed gentry. Specifically he claimed how "the propertied, although happy to have sons at the bar, remained at best ambivalent and at worst hostile to lawyers". 5

Research paper thumbnail of Learning from the landlord? Primary education on the great estates in mid-nineteenth-century Ireland

Research paper thumbnail of 'Captain Rock eclipsed? Review of James S. Donnelly, Jr.'s, "Captain Rock: The Irish Agrarian Rebellion of 1821-1824" (Cork, 2009)'

Research paper thumbnail of The State and the Landed Estate: order and shifting power relations in Ireland, 1815-1891

The landed estate was a pivotal force in the construction of 'order' within its hinterlands in ni... more The landed estate was a pivotal force in the construction of 'order' within its hinterlands in nineteenth century Ireland. The rules of the estate functioned beyond estate walls, affecting the lives of the tenantry politically, socially, economically, and culturally.
This study has revealed how landlord-tenant relations were more complex than has hitherto been recognised. It has also shown how this relationship was significantly altered as the modernised and centralised state began to assert itself more forcefully through increased rules and regulations.
Grounded in six case-studies, this research examined relations on estates located in the provinces of Ulster and Connacht. The estates were selected according to a series of sample criteria including, location, size, religious composition, estate acquisition, landlord and agent profile, and access to estate papers. Through a consideration of rental, social, legal, educational, and religious relations between estate authorities, tenants, and government officials, the research examined the evolution of order on Irish estates from 1815 to 1891.
This research argued that the Act of Union of 1800 marked a watershed in power relations in Ireland. Through increasing centralising tendencies, the government succeeded in modifying landlord-tenant relations. Formerly operating from a quasi-feudalistic framework based on privilege and reciprocal obligations, a series of legislative initiatives from government - often heavily influenced by contemporary ideologies such as utilitarianism, evangelicalism and political economy - repositioned estate relations within a legal framework, which redefined traditional rights. This development had significant consequences for the order of Irish landed estates

Research paper thumbnail of Nineteenth Century Irish History Limerick

Received a special mention for summarising a history of the nineteenth century in 115 characters ... more Received a special mention for summarising a history of the nineteenth century in 115 characters in the format of a limerick in a writing competition hosted by Pue's Occurrences blog in 2011.