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Fr Patrick Lavelle, ‘the patriot priest of Partry’ and political activist, played a pivotal role in Irish affairs between 1854 and 1880. This book chronicles Lavelle’s part in the great controversies of the day, his conflicts with Bishop Thomas Plunkett, a local landlord, as well as with Paul Cardinal Cullen. lavelle’s first-hand experiences of distress, poverty, proselytism and evictions afford the author a unique opportunity to explore the social, political and religious issues of the time.