Daniel O'Connell
DANIEL O’CONNELL
AND THE
CATHOLIC EMANCIPATION
There have been many movements throughout history that have fought for a certain group of people’s rights. One example of those movements was when the people of Ireland fought for equal rights against Britain. One right the Irish people wanted was to hold public office. Daniel O’Connell, who eventually became the first Irish person to hold public office, led the fight for the right to hold public office.
Relations between Ireland and England began in the late twelfth century, to the year 1400, when many Norman’s from England moved to Ireland. They settled in the east. Some Norman’s assimilated into Irish culture, but many were hostile towards the Irish. In 1367, a law was created to separate the two populations. In 1495, Henry VII extended English law over Ireland, and assumed supremacy over the Irish parliament. Ireland was very unhappy with English rule. In the 1560s, England stopped a revolt in Ulster. England took all the opportunities they could to take the rights away from the Irish, by taking their land and their government. During the reign of James I, Catholic schools were closed and children had to learn in protestant institutions. When Oliver Cromwell got control of England, he invoked strict rule over Ireland and confiscated all Catholic lands. After his death, the Irish were able to regain the lands and sign a treaty with London to regain some rights lost in the past, but that treaty was shot down by the Protestant dominated Irish parliament. In 1727, Catholics were excluded from all public office, and lost the right to vote. In 1798, an unsuccessful Irish rebellion led to the Act of Union being made in 1801, which combined the Irish and British parliaments.1 The laws created in 1727 and 1801 led to Ireland’s fight for the Catholic Emancipation Act, led by Daniel O’Connell.
The Irish Rebellion of 1798 first took root in October 1791, where the Society of United Irishmen was created. They
AND THE
CATHOLIC EMANCIPATION
There have been many movements throughout history that have fought for a certain group of people’s rights. One example of those movements was when the people of Ireland fought for equal rights against Britain. One right the Irish people wanted was to hold public office. Daniel O’Connell, who eventually became the first Irish person to hold public office, led the fight for the right to hold public office.
Relations between Ireland and England began in the late twelfth century, to the year 1400, when many Norman’s from England moved to Ireland. They settled in the east. Some Norman’s assimilated into Irish culture, but many were hostile towards the Irish. In 1367, a law was created to separate the two populations. In 1495, Henry VII extended English law over Ireland, and assumed supremacy over the Irish parliament. Ireland was very unhappy with English rule. In the 1560s, England stopped a revolt in Ulster. England took all the opportunities they could to take the rights away from the Irish, by taking their land and their government. During the reign of James I, Catholic schools were closed and children had to learn in protestant institutions. When Oliver Cromwell got control of England, he invoked strict rule over Ireland and confiscated all Catholic lands. After his death, the Irish were able to regain the lands and sign a treaty with London to regain some rights lost in the past, but that treaty was shot down by the Protestant dominated Irish parliament. In 1727, Catholics were excluded from all public office, and lost the right to vote. In 1798, an unsuccessful Irish rebellion led to the Act of Union being made in 1801, which combined the Irish and British parliaments.1 The laws created in 1727 and 1801 led to Ireland’s fight for the Catholic Emancipation Act, led by Daniel O’Connell.
The Irish Rebellion of 1798 first took root in October 1791, where the Society of United Irishmen was created. They
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