The Land League and the Ladies of Lough Mask

In the wake of the Great Famine, a new kind of war erupted in the Irish countryside—one fought with boycotts, evictions, and a remarkable alliance between tenant farmers and aristocratic women. Episode 61 of The History of Ireland turns to the Land War of 1879–1882, when Michael Davitt and Charles Stewart Parnell founded the Irish National Land League to smash landlord power. But the real surprise is the role of the Ladies' Land League, led by Anna and Fanny Parnell, who organized relief, defied the British government, and kept the movement alive when its male leaders were jailed. We'll walk through the massacre at Knocknagoshel, the invention of the 'boycott' (named after Captain Charles Boycott), and the bitter legacy of the Land Acts that finally broke the Ascendancy. It's a story of solidarity, sacrifice, and the women history forgot. #IrishHistory #LandWar #MichaelDavitt #CharlesStewartParnell #LadiesLandLeague #AnnaParnell #CaptainBoycott #Boycott #Knocknagoshel #LandLeague #Famine #LandActs #TenantFarmers #IrishNationalism #FexingoHistory #19thCentury #History #Europe Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo