Daniel O'Connell

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Born

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6th August 1775 in Kerry

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1794-96

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Studied law in London

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1798

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Called to the Irish Bar

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1811

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Set up the Catholic Board

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1815

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Killed an opponent in a duel

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1823

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Founded the Catholic Association

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1828

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Won the County Clare election

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1830

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Entered the Commons as the first Catholic MP in modern history

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1841-42

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Lord Mayor of Dublin

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1844

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Imprisoned for incitement to violence

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Died

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1847

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Religion

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Roman Catholic

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Language

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1st - Irish
Fully bilingual in Irish and English

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Education

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Educated in France
Studied law at Lincoln’s Inn - London - influenced by ideas of English radicals
Continued law studies in Dublin

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Legal Career

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Called to Irish Bar in 1798
Built up large and profitable practice as a barrister
Became known as ‘the Counsellor’

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Nickname

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‘the Counsellor’

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Political Career

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Helped to frame a petition in 1805
Became leader of Catholic Board in 1811 to campaign for Catholic Emancipation
1815 - made a speech condemning the Dublin Corporation

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Duel

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Challenged by a member of the Dublin Corporation
Duel with pistols
O’Connell shot & killed opponent

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Catholic Emancipation

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Stalling in 1815
Catholic Board - mainly middle-class elite of Irish society
Annual subscription for membership was too high for ordinary Irishmen

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Catholic Association

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Formed by O’Connell in 1823
Became the driving force behind Emancipation in 1829