Daniel O'Connell
Irish political leader (1775-1847) · Ireland · On the map · Politicians · Died at 71
Daniel O'Connell, 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.
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1834 portrait of O'Connell by George Hayter
O'Connell's "chariot", now on display in Derrynane House
The memorial round tower built at Glasnevin cemetery to honour O'Connell
The tomb of Daniel O'Connell in the crypt of the tower
O'Connell Monument on O'Connell Street in Dublin![Protestant demonstrators burning an effigy of Daniel O’Connell, an incident that sparked the Belfast riots of 1864[138]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Walter_Paget_-_Scene_in_the_Belfast_Riots%2C_1864.jpg/500px-Walter_Paget_-_Scene_in_the_Belfast_Riots%2C_1864.jpg)
Protestant demonstrators burning an effigy of Daniel O’Connell, an incident that sparked the Belfast riots of 1864[138]
Set of O'Connell commemorative postage stamps, 1929About this person
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.
