The Irish Land Commission 1881-1992, by Professor Terence Dooley

Saturday 10th September 2022, 14:30-17:00
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The Irish Land Commission, first established under the 1881 Land Act, began life as a regulator of fair rents, but later evolved into the great facilitator of land transfer. For over 100 years it was probably the most important state body operating out of rural Ireland.

The Land Commission generated millions of records, most of which still remain closed to the research public. This talk will describe the its work and provide an overview of outline the type of records it created. 

 

Terence Dooley is Professor of History at Maynooth University and Director of the Centre for the Study of Historic Irish Houses and Estates. His latest book Burning the Big House: the Story of the Irish Country House in War and Revolution 1914-23 was published by Yale University Press in 2022. 

 

IGRS members will receive an invitation by email to register for this online event. 

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