In Celtic society, legends and annals provide examples of chieftains and kings who were elected. But it was the coming of the Normans to Ireland in 1169 which led to the introduction of the same type of parliament as they had already established in England. This parliament was abolished in the Act of Union, 1800. ● During the 19th century, campaigns for Repeal (abolishment the Act of Union) and Home Rule were organised in the parliamentary tradition to bring back the parliament to Dublin.
Daniel O’Connell – The Liberator
Daniel O’Connell was the most important political leader in Ireland in the first half of the 19th century.
O’Connell began
practice as a barrister 1798
O’Connell won the Clare by-election
1828
O’Connell re-elected to Clare, first Catholic in modern times elected to House of Commons
1830
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Features of the parliamentary tradition
Peaceful lawful methods
Mass demonstrations
Pressure on the British Government
Laws passed in parliament
Investigate the role and significance of Daniel O’Connell in Catholic Emancipation
1775 Daniel
O’Connell was born
1823
O’Connell founded the Catholic Association
1829
Catholic Emancipation passed
Chronological awareness
Key Words Penal Laws Physical force
Catholic Emancipation
Derrynane House, ancestral home of the O’Connells. Daniel O’Connell inherited Derrynane House on his uncle’s death in 1825.
O’Connell and non-violence
O’Connell was born Co. Kerry in 1775. Due to the Penal Laws (which discriminated against Catholics and Presbyterians), he was educated at home, in Belgium, France and in London.
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This portrait shows Daniel O’Connell (1775–1847) with his hand on a petition seeking ‘freedom of conscience’ for Catholics