Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- I. Science, improvement and food, c. 1848-80 -- II. Food and national decline in post-Famine Ireland, c. 1845-1910 -- III. Food, imperialism and resistance, c.1900-22 -- Conclusion.

Reforming food in post-Famine Ireland is the first dedicated study of how and why Irish consumption and production customs dramatically transformed after the Famine and independence. It also investigates the simultaneous reshaping of Irish food production after the Famine. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, this monograph draws from the diverse methodological disciplines of medical history, history of science, cultural studies, Irish studies, gender studies and food studies. Making use of an impressive range of sources, it maps the pivotal role of food in the shaping of Irish society onto a political and social backdrop of famine, the Land Wars, political turbulence, the First World War and the struggle for independence.