biography
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O'Connell, Daniel
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known as the Liberator
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| male
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| lived:
| (1775–1847)
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| biography:
| Irish Catholic political leader, born near Cahirciveen, Co Kerry, SW Ireland. He became a lawyer, and in 1823 formed the Catholic Association, which successfully fought elections against the landlords. His election as MP for Co Clare precipitated a crisis in Wellington's government, which eventually granted Catholic Emancipation (1829), enabling him to take his seat in the Commons. In 1840 he founded the Repeal Association, and agitation to end the union with Britain increased. In 1844 he was imprisoned for 14 weeks on a charge of sedition. In conflict with the Young Ireland movement (1846), and failing in health, he left Ireland in 1847. |
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