A-Z: General definitions: Daniel O'Connell

Definition

Daniel O'Connell, 1775 - 1847, Irish political leader who campaigned for Roman Catholic emancipation and the repeal of the Act of Union which had created the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. See Dubliners text guide, The impact of the past: from the eighteenth century to 1904.

O'Connell Monument on O'Connell Street in Dublin

 
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