The New Irish Constitution

The New Irish Constitution by J. H. Morgan reignites the urgent constitutional and political questions surrounding Home Rule with a rigorous, multi-author exposition. Edited for The Eighty Club and first published in 1912, this nonfiction collection brings together leading jurists, historians, and statesmen to analyze the proposed Irish constitution, its administrative machinery, and the legal limits of Irish legislative power. Morgan’s volume surveys the new constitution through expert commentaries on administration under Home Rule, the role of the judiciary and the Judicial Committee, financial relations, policing and law-and-order issues, and the intractable Irish Land Question. Part historical argument and part contemporary critique, essays by contributors such as Lord MacDonnell, Sir Frederick Pollock, and Mrs. J. R. Green situate the document in the longue durée of Irish nationality, devolution, and imperial governance. The tone is scholarly yet accessible, illuminating the legal principles and political stakes that shaped early 20th-century Anglo-Irish relations. Ideal for listeners interested in constitutional law, Irish history, political science, or archival political debate, this audiobook offers a textured, primary-source perspective on the Home Rule era and the constitutional dilemmas that still resonate today.