Daniel O’Connell : Fact File
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Daniel O'Connell : Fact File Daniel's personal life * Daniel O'Connell was born in Cahirciveen in County Kerry on the 6th August 1775. * Daniel's family were all members of the Irish Catholic Aristocracy in Ireland. * They were fairly wealthy. * Daniel was adopted. * He went to some of the best Catholic colleges in Europe e.g. St. Omer and Dovai. * O'Connell married his cousin, Mary O'Connell, in 1802; their marriage was happy and eleven children were born to them, but four died. His travels and work * He became interested in political in politics while in London. * He became a lawyer in 1798. * He developed a reputation for his radical political views. Daniel's involvement in the united Irishmen * He soon joined the united Irishmen. * During the 1798 insurrection he went into hiding in Kerry as he feared being caught by the English authorities. * Sir Robert Peel was Prime Minister at this time. ...


