| No Rent Manifesto | |
|---|---|
 Text of the manifesto reprinted in The New York Times on 21 October 1881 | |
| Presented | 18 October 1881 |
| Commissioned by | Charles Stewart Parnell |
| Author(s) | William O'Brien |
| Signatories | Parnell, Thomas Brennan, A. J. Kettle, Thomas Sexton, Michael Davitt, Patrick Egan, John Dillon |
| Purpose | Effectuating a rent strike during the Land War |
The No Rent Manifesto was a document issued in Ireland on 18 October 1881, by imprisoned leaders of the Irish National Land League calling for a campaign of passive resistance by the entire population of small tenant farmers, by withholding rents to obtain large rent abatements under the Land Law (Ireland) Act 1881. The intention being to "put the Act to the test" and prove its inadequacy to provide for the core demands of the tenants – the 'three Fs' of fair rent, fixity of tenure and free sale – as well as providing sufficient funds for occupier purchase.[1]
- ^ Aldous, Rishard & Puirseil, Niamh: WE DECLARE, Landmark Documents in Ireland’s History,
‘No Rent Manifesto’ The Land League calls for a rent strike against landlords, 18 October 1881, pp.90–91; Quercus, London (2008), ISBN 978-1-84724-672-1