BIBFRAME Work

Title

Ireland's opportunity

Type

• Monograph
• Text

Contribution

• Lynn, Shane (author )

Subject

• South African War, 1899-1902--Foreign public opinion, Irish (LCSH)
• Irish--Foreign countries--History--19th century (LCSH)
• Nationalism--Ireland--History--19th century (LCSH)
• South Africa--Foreign relations--Ireland (LCSH)
• Irish diaspora (LCSH)
• Ireland--Politics and government--1837-1901 (LCSH)
• Ireland--Foreign relations--South Africa (LCSH)

Language

• eng

Classification

• LCC: DA957 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: uba)
• DDC: 320.5409415 (Assigner: dlc)

Content

• text

Supplementary content

• bibliography
• index

Summary

"Ireland's Opportunity is about how the South African War transformed nationalist politics across Ireland's global diaspora"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

"The hour of destiny" : the nationalist resurgence in Ireland -- "Physical farce" : transatlantic Fenianism and the dynamiting of the Welland Canal -- . "Either Irish or German, or a very bad mixture of both" : Agent X and the pro-Boers of San Francisco -- "Petty injuries" : the limits of Irish American agitation -- "Jingoistic hysteria" : James Grattan Grey and the war in New Zealand -- "Strictly constitutional" : Australia's Irish nationalists juggle loyalty and dissent -- "A few idiots"? Irish nationalists in Canada mention the war -- "Ha! ha!" : unmasking Agent Z (and uncaging Luke Dillon) -- Conclusion. The "beginning of the end"?

Authorized Access Point

Lynn, Shane. Ireland's opportunity

Geographic Coverage

• Ireland
• South Africa

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11T20:11:20.264935+00:00
• Agent: cbc
• Status: c
• Derived from: 24036535

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11
• Cataloger id: Unknown
• Description level: bibframe-2-6-0
• Description language: eng
• Description authentication: pcc