Thomas Davis
Irish writer and activist (1814-1845) · Writers · Died at 30
Thomas Osborne Davis was an Irish writer; with Charles Gavan Duffy and John Blake Dillon, a founding editor of The Nation, the weekly organ of what came to be known as the Young Ireland movement.
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A typical day, 30 days to 10 October 2026
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About this person
While embracing the common cause of a representative, national government for Ireland, Davis took issue with the nationalist leader Daniel O'Connell by arguing for the common ("mixed") education of Catholics and Protestants and by advocating for Irish as the national language
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1814 to 1845 · aged 30
