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Daniel (I) O’Connell ( Irish: Dónall Ó Conaill; 6 August 1775 – 15 May 1847), hailed in his time as The Liberator, [1] was the acknowledged political leader of Ireland's Roman Catholic majority in the first half of the 19th century.
May 11, 2024 · Daniel O’Connell (born Aug. 6, 1775, near Cahirciveen, County Kerry, Ire.—died May 15, 1847, Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia [Italy]) was a lawyer who became the first great 19th-century Irish nationalist leader.
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May 28, 2019 · Learn about the life and achievements of Daniel O'Connell, a Catholic leader who fought for civil rights and Irish independence in the 19th century. Find out how he became a lawyer, a politician, a speaker, and a hero to many Irish people.
Aug 17, 2019 · Daniel O’Connell, the greatest of all politicians Olivia O’Leary on the man who invented peaceful protest and raised Irish Catholics off their knees
May 9, 2018 · Learn about the life and achievements of Daniel O'Connell, the "Liberator" who fought for Catholic rights and political reform in Ireland. Explore his legal career, his role in the Catholic Association, and his relations with the clergy and the government.
Daniel O’Connell was the son of Morgan O’Connell, a Roman Catholic landowner from co. Kerry in Ireland. He trained as a barrister and began practising in Dublin, despite the bars to progress up the profession which were in place for him as a Catholic.
Daniel O’Connell was a famous Irish person who lived during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. He helped Catholics to win the right to become Members of Parliament. He also wanted Ireland to have its own parliament.
