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In 1879 in County Mayo, Michael Davitt founded the Irish Land League in order to achieve what they called the three "Fs": fair rent, free sale, and fixed tenure. This meant that he wanted rent prices to drop and in the long term ensure that tenant farmers replaced landowners as owners of the land. The League evolved and became widespread and successful. Davitt decided to step down as leader and allow Parnell to unite the home rule party and the Irish land league in the struggle for the rights of tenant farmers. For three years, from 1879 to 1882 the land war took place throughout Ireland. Unrest erupted in to violence. Gladstone had two approaches to calm down the violence. He could impose harsh laws or bring a land act in to improve the living conditions of the tenants. Many landlords and their agents were being murdered on...

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