The Abduction of a Limerick Heiress: Social and Political Relations...
Barnard, Toby. The Abduction of a Limerick Heiress: Social and Political Relations in Mid-Eighteenth Century Ireland. [Dublin]: Irish Academic Press, [1998]. First edition. 60 pp. Softcover. Near fine. Internally clean. $35. * This work uses the true story of Frances Ingoldsby's abduction in 1743 as a case study. It examines the social and political dynamics of Ascendancy Ireland during the mid-eighteenth century through the lens of this specific event. The historical incident provides a framework for analyzing: Attitudes towards women and their agency in a patriarchal society; the significance of property and inheritance in aristocratic marriages; The role and function of the law in settling disputes and maintaining social order; the complex interplay of politics within the local community of Limerick and broader Irish society. This work, part of the "Maynooth Studies in Local History" series, is a well-researched that uses the specifics of the case to illuminate the wider values and characteristics of 18th-century Ireland.
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