Faith, Famine, and Faction

by Thomas P. Power

Book Overview

Religious conflict in Ireland has had a long history. Faith, Famine, and Faction is a case study of religious conflict in the copper-mining community of Bunmahon, Co. Waterford, Ireland in the mid-nineteenth century. By the time an English evangelical clergyman, Rev. David Alfred Doudney, came to the area in 1847, intense exploitation of its copper resources had begun. Depression in the industry followed by famine and its legacy, spurred Doudney to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1725283344
• ISBN13: 9781725283343
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"