Title Letters of the Catholic poor : poverty in independent Ireland, 1920-1940 / Lindsey Earner-Byrne (University College Dublin)

Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, New York : Cambridge University Press, 2017

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 284 pages) Contents Cover -- Half-title -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Dedication -- Table of contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- Editorial Rubric -- Transcription Guidelines -- Editorial Principles -- Introduction: 'It is hard to state my case in writing' -- Text and Context -- Irish History and Irish Poverty -- A 'New' History from Below -- Who Were the Poor? -- Conclusion -- 1 The Social Setting: 'Is this a Civilized Country?' -- 'Apathy of citizens who lack confidence in the existing regime' -- 'Our own poor' -- 'I am striving to live on the old age Pension' -- Widows: '[I]t is hard cruel world for those, whom God has bereft of their ''Bread-winners''' -- Housing: '[T]he kernel of the great nut that has to be split' -- 'Workless army still growing' -- 'The true concept of charity' -- Conclusion -- 2 Artefacts of Poverty: 'I Crave your Holy Pardon for Writing' -- 'Your saintly face ... told me to write to you' -- 'I take the liberty of writing' -- Sub-Literacy and Oral Writing -- 'Excuse writing and spilling' -- Begging Letters as Sources -- Conclusion -- 3 The 'Poor' Make Their Case: 'Surely they are worth helping' -- 'One of Almighty Gods destitute deserving poor' -- 'My husband was 10 months from mass for want of clothes' -- 'I think I've told you every-thing there is to tell now' -- 'The Convert Stunt' -- 'My husband is a Protestant by birth' -- 'Is there no reciprocal duty?' -- Conclusion -- 4 Hidden Poverty: 'I bear my poverty in silence' -- 'I feel my position keenly' -- 'As a man who has seen better days' -- 'My very manhood seems sapped' -- 'For the four little -- Foxrock Orphans' -- Conclusion -- 5 The Cost of Poverty: 'To live or rather exist' -- 'The usual thing has happened, my bed clothes are in the pawn' -- 'The Landlord is pressing me for the rent' -- 'I am In Delicate state of health' 'I have one daughter my only support' -- '. . .to be near my kiddies' -- 'She said she was put down as a beggar and it is still playing on her mind' -- Conclusion -- 6 Vetting and Vouching: 'It would be a charity to help him' -- 'A good living man' -- 'An ideal layman' -- '[H]e is one of the most notorious touchers in my district' -- 'She is an exceptionally good woman + mother' -- '. . .the woman herself is very worldly.' -- 'I arranged to have her sent to Pelletstown' -- 'These are the facts of his case' -- Conclusion -- Conclusion: 'Peopling the Past' -- Bibliography -- Primary Sources -- Pamphlets and Official Reports -- Archival Sources -- Newspapers, Journals and Periodicals -- Secondary Sources -- Books, Chapters and Articles -- Theses -- Index Summary "This innovative study of poverty in independent Ireland between 1920 and 1940 is the first to place the poor at its core by exploring their own words and letters. Written to the Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, their correspondence represents one of the few traces in history of Irish experiences of poverty, and collectively they illuminate the lives of so many during the foundation decades of the Irish state. This book keeps the human element central, so often lost when the framework of history is policy, institutions, and legislation. It explores how ideas of charity, faith, gender, character and social status were deployed in these poverty narratives and examines the impact of poverty on the lives of these writers and the survival strategies they employed. Finally, it considers the role of priests in vetting and vouching for the poor and, in so doing, perpetuating the discriminating culture of charity"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Editorial Rubric -- Introduction: A history of the experience of poverty : "It is hard to state my case in writing"--The Social Setting : "Is this a Civilized Country?" -- Artefacts of Poverty : "I Crave your Holy Pardon for Writing" -- The "Poor" Make their Case : "Surely they are Worth Helping" -- Hidden Poverty : "I bear my Poverty in Silence" -- The Cost of Poverty : "To Live or Rather Exist" -- Vetting and Vouching : "It would be a Charity to Help Him" -- Conclusion: "Peopling the Past." Online resource, title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed March 12, 2017) Subject Byrne, Edward J., 1872-1940 -- Correspondence SUBJECT Byrne, Edward J., 1872-1940 fast Subject Catholic Church -- Ireland -- Dublin -- Bishops -- Correspondence Catholic Church -- Bishops -- Correspondence. SUBJECT Catholic Church fast Subject Poor -- Ireland -- History -- 20th century -- Sources Poor -- Ireland -- Dublin -- History -- 20th century -- Sources Poverty -- Ireland -- History -- 20th century -- Sources Poor -- Ireland -- Correspondence Catholics -- Ireland -- Correspondence Charity -- Social aspects -- Ireland -- History -- 20th century -- Sources SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies. Bishops Catholics Poor Poverty Social conditions SUBJECT Ireland -- Social conditions -- 1922-1973 -- Sources Subject Ireland Ireland -- Dublin Genre/Form History Personal correspondence Sources Form Electronic book ISBN 9781316841198 1316841197 9781316847831 1316847837 9781316631805 131663180X

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