The document summarizes the Land War in Ireland from 1877-1879. It describes the agricultural depression that caused farmers' incomes to fall drastically and led them to demand rent reductions. When landlords refused, Michael Davitt organized the Land League to campaign for land reform and constitutional change through tactics like boycotting landlords and those who took over farms of evicted tenants. The Land League, led by Parnell, aimed to fuse different elements of Irish protest into a national movement to put pressure on Westminster for land reform and eventually Home Rule through agrarian agitation. However, violence occurred that was difficult for Parnell to distance himself from, though he disapproved of it.
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