 The task facing the united Irish Party's new leader Redmond was now to create a unified political organisation, effectively grounded in the realities of Irish society.By 1901 revolutionary nationalism was moribund, though it was, of course, to undergo a miraculous recovery.Throughout the early months of 1901 agitation was limited, merely thirty-five cases of boycotting reported, due to O’Brien's weak health and Davitt being in America for most of the year.