The object of this thesis is to study the background from which the Volunteers arose and to make some estimation of the effects which this had on their subsequent development and achievements. I have chosen to keep the emphasis on Volunteering in Ulster because Ulster rapidly assumed a dominance in Volunteer affairs; but at the same time it is impossible to treat Ulster in isolation, and so the perspective has been widened at times. On the question of Free Trade for instance, there was little about Ulster's attitude which was distinctive, and so that topic has been treated more or less on a national level. Other achievements owed more to Ulster's lead, and so have been given more localized treatment.
| Date of Award | 1974 |
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| Original language | English |
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| Awarding Institution | - Queen's University Belfast
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| Supervisor | James Camlin Beckett (Supervisor) |
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The Volunteer movement in Ulster: background and development 1745-85
Smyth, D. H. (Author). 1974
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy