Melville, Joy. Mother of Oscar. John Murray, 1999.
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Isaac Butt
Standard Name: Butt, Isaac
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Family and Intimate relationships | George Egerton | Isaac Butt
(who undertook the legal defence of members of the Young Ireland
movement and was instrumental in establishing Ireland's Home Rule League
) employed Dunne (whom he called a walking encyclopaedia of useless knowledge... |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Jane Francesca Lady Wilde | Some sources claim that before marriage she
was caught in a compromising situation with the married Isaac Butt
of the Young Ireland
movement. Though she spoke highly of him and had a distinct flair for... |
| Friends, Associates | Jane Francesca Lady Wilde | Jane Francesca Wilde
developed a close friendship with Sir William Rowan Hamilton
, whom she first met at a dinner party held in April 1855. The Wildes' social circle included notable figures from science, politics... |
| Other Life Event | Jane Francesca Lady Wilde | The trial was of national interest and was reported by Irish and English newspapers. The Wildes' friend Isaac Butt
worked as counsel for Travers. Ultimately the jury upheld the libel charge but awarded damages of... |
| Reception | Jane Francesca Lady Wilde | At JFLW
's December 1864 libel trial, prosecution lawyer Isaac Butt
read passages from the book during his cross-examination, hoping to prove the immorality of both the book and its translator. |
Timeline
January 1833: The first issues appeared of two Irish monthly...
Writing climate item
January 1833
The first issues appeared of two Irish monthly periodicals: the successful Dublin University Magazine and the short-lived Dublin University Review, and Quarterly Magazine.
Houghton, Walter E., and Jean Harris Slingerland, editors. The Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals 1824-1900. University of Toronto Press, 1966–1989, 5 vols.
4: 193-195, 196-7, 199, 206-7, 214
Cox, Michael, editor. The Oxford Chronology of English Literature. Oxford University Press, 2002, 2 vols.
Sadleir, Michael. “Dublin University Magazine: Its History, Contents and Bibliography”. The Bibliographical Society of Ireland, 1938, pp. 59-81.
1870: Isaac Butt published the nationalist pamphlet...
National or international item
1870
Isaac Butt
published the nationalist pamphlet Irish Federalism, and became a leader of the new nationalist movement.
Morton, Grenfell. Home Rule and the Irish Question. Longman, 1980.
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20 February 1874: In the election of this year, Irish Home...
National or international item
20 February 1874
In the election of this year, Irish Home Rule candidates increased their parliamentary presence more than tenfold, from five to 59 members.
Morton, Grenfell. Home Rule and the Irish Question. Longman, 1980.
15-16, 18
1877: Charles Stewart Parnell was elected President...
National or international item
1877
Charles Stewart Parnell
was elected President of the Home Rule Association of Great Britain
; this event signalled the increasing irrelevance of Home Rule leader Isaac Butt
.
Morton, Grenfell. Home Rule and the Irish Question. Longman, 1980.
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