Romantic, impulsive and doomed, Robert Emmet is one of the great tragic heroes of Irish history. Robert Emmet (1778-1803) was one Ireland's most romantic revolutionaries. The youngest son of Ireland's state physician, he was educated privately at Trinity College Dublin and, like many young people, was caught up in the fervour of the French Revolution. Expelled from Trinity in 1798 after involvement in insurrections in Ireland, he left for the Continent, where he met both Napoleon and Talleyrand. On his return to Dublin he organised and led the doomed insurrection of May 1803. Undone by lack of foreign help and probable betrayal by spies, Emmet was tried and executed, but not before making a speech from the dock which has resonated through subsequent Irish history. Patrick Geoghegan re-examines the facts of Emmet's life and draws on new material from archives in Britain, France, the United States, and Ireland to show how Emmet's plans for rebellion, although undermined by internal disagreements, were much more ingenious than previously believed.

Robert Emmet: A Life

Geoghegan, Patrick M.

Biographies & Memoirs

Gill

Daniel O'Connell (1775-1847) was one of the most remarkable people in the nineteenth century. Famous in his day as the most feared lawyer in Ireland, O'Connell tormented judges, terrorised opposing barristers, and won a reputation for saving the lives of so many men who would otherwise be hanged. Patrick Geoghegan's new interpretive biography concentrates on O'Connell's glory period, culminating in 1829.   Color illustrations. Contains Bibliography and Index.   Dr. Patrick M. Geoghegan is a lecturer in the Department of History at Trinity College Dublin.

King Dan: The Rise of Daniel O'Connell, 1775-1829

GILL MACMILLAN

Daniel O'Connell (1775-1847) was one of the most remarkable people in the nineteenth century. Famous in his day as the most feared lawyer in Ireland, O'Connell tormented judges, terrorized opposing barristers, and won a reputation for saving the lives of so many men who would otherwise have been hanged. He became "The Counsellor," the fearless defender of the people. And he secured that reputation through his campaign for Catholic emancipation, when he founded the first successful mass democratic movement in European history, and became "The Liberator." Patrick Geoghegan's new interpretative biography concentrates on O'Connell's glory period, culminating in 1829. The book provides a radical new interpretation of O'Connell's reckless youth, his career as a lawyer, and his titanic struggle to win Catholic emancipation over a quarter of a century. Recognizing his flaws as well as his greatness, it shows the forces that drove him to create and lead an entirely new movement in Irish politics. Perhaps it was no wonder that in 1829, following the concession of Catholic emancipation, George IV lamented that O'Connell was now "the king of Ireland."

King Dan: The Rise of Daniel O'Connell 1775 - 1829

Historical

Gill Books

Patrick Geoghegan re-examines the facts of Emmet's life and draws on new material from archives in Britain, France, the United States, and Ireland to show how Emmet's plans for rebellion, although undermined by internal disagreements, were much more ingenious than previously believed.

McGill-Queen's University Press

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Robert Emmet: A Life

King Dan: The Rise of Daniel O'Connell, 1775-1829

King Dan: The Rise of Daniel O'Connell 1775 - 1829

Robert Emmet: A Life