Daniel O'Connell
Sign in to saveAlso known as Daniel O’Connell, Danial O'Connell, Dónal Ó Conaill, Dónall Ó Conaill, O'Connell, Daniel
Irish political leader (1775–1847)
Key facts
- Preceded by
- William Vesey-FitzGerald
- Succeeded by
- William Macnamara
- Born
- ( 1775-08-06 ) 6 August 1775, Carhan, County Kerry , Ireland
- Died
- 15 May 1847 (1847-05-15) (aged 71), Genoa , Kingdom of Sardinia
- Resting place
- Glasnevin Cemetery , Dublin
- Party
- Radicals Repeal Association
- Spouse
- Mary O'Connell ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1778 ; died 1836 )
- Children
- Maurice Ellen Catherine Timothy Evie John Morgan Daniel
- Alma mater
- Lincoln's Inn , King's Inns
- Occupation
- Barrister , political activist, politician
- Signature
- '</span>Connell's signature"}'>
- Allegiance
- Kingdom of Ireland
- Branch service
- Yeomanry
- Unit
- Lawyer's Artillery Corps
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Daniel
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Cahersiveen
- Place of death
- Genoa
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- Lincoln's Inn
- Political party
- Radicals
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Image
- Daniel O'Connell.png
- Work location
- London
- Residence
- Dublin
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- described by source
- The Catholic Encyclopedia
- pseudonym
- the Liberator
- place of burial
- Glasnevin Cemetery
- Commons category
- Daniel O'Connell
- date of birth
- 1775-08-06
- date of death
- 1847-05-15
- Commons gallery
- Daniel O'Connell
- name in native language
- Dónal Ó Conaill
- writing language
- English language
- candidacy in election
- 1831 United Kingdom general election
- P8168
- Beka
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Daniel O'Connell, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Daniel O'Connell (Irish: Dónall Ó Conaill; 6 August 1775 – 15 May 1847), hailed in his time as The Liberator, was the acknowledged political leader of Ireland's Roman Catholic majority in the first half of the 19th century. His mobilisation of Catholic Ireland, down to the poorest class of tenant farmers, secured the final installment of Catholic emancipation in 1829 and allowed him to take a seat in the United Kingdom Parliament to which he had been twice elected.
At Westminster, O'Connell championed liberal and reform causes (being internationally renowned as an abolitionist) but he failed in his declared objective for Ireland – the repeal of the Act of Union 1800 and the restoration of an Irish Parliament.
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