On this episode off the Irish History Show, we covered part three of our series on the history of Irish elections. We looked at municipal elections and the reforms of Thomas Drummond, the British Under – Secretary for Ireland.

We looked at the evolution of party politics in Ireland in the 19th century and the unionist / nationalist divide.

We also looked at the impact of the Reforms Acts and the expansion of the franchise.

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Intro / Outro music “Sliabh” from Aislinn. Licensed under creative commons from the free music archive.