Catholic rent

The Oxford Companion to Irish History | 2007 | 700+ words | Copyright

Catholic rent. Subscriptions to the Catholic Association, reflecting its narrow initial membership, were fixed at I guinea per year. In February 1824 O'Connell proposed a new category of associate member, with a minimum subscription of I penny per month. The aim was to raise revenue, and to refute claims that the association spoke only for an unrepresentative elite. But at least as important, in practice, was the impetus that the implementation of the scheme provided for the creation of a nationwide network of local agents and committees. By March 1825, when the association was suppressed, about £17,000 had been collected, of which £7,000 came from Leinster and £6,500 from Munster. A ‘New Catholic Rent’, between 1826 and 1829, brought in another £35,000.

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