The Land War: Michael Davitt and the Battle for Fair Rent

In the decades after the Great Famine, Ireland's rural poor faced a new catastrophe: rack-renting, evictions, and absentee landlords. Enter Michael Davitt, a former Fenian prisoner with a vision for land reform. This episode of The History of Ireland examines the Land War of 1879–1882, the founding of the Irish National Land League, and the campaign of ‘boycotting’ named after Captain Charles Boycott. We explore the ‘three Fs’—fair rent, fixity of tenure, and free sale—that Davitt and Charles Stewart Parnell demanded, and the Land Acts that slowly dismantled landlord power. From the turf huts of County Mayo to the House of Commons, the struggle reshaped Irish society and paved the way for eventual independence. #LandWar #MichaelDavitt #CharlesStewartParnell #IrishNationalLandLeague #CaptainBoycott #Boycott #NewDeparture #LandActs #FairRent #FixityOfTenure #FreeSale #Famine #Evictions #Landlordism #Ireland #19thCentury #History #FexingoHistory #IrishHistory #CliffsOfMoher Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo