Daniel O'Connell

Who was Daniel O'Connell

• a well known singer, still alive

• a Kilkenny hurler born in the 1950s

• an American president born in the 1900s

• An Irish politician in born in the 1700s

The Penal Laws

• stopped Catholics gaining wealth and power

• Stopped Protestants gaining wealth and power

• Stopped Catholics visiting the Pope

• Stopped Protestants leaving Ireland

Daniel O'Connell was born in:

• Newtownmountkennedy, Co. Wicklow

• On Aran Mór

• near Cahirciveen, Co Kerry

• in Derrynane, Co Kerry

Under the penal laws Catholics were allowed to

• own an expensive horse

• work as teachers

• vote

• marry

After Daniel O'Connell studied in France (during the French Revolution) he returned to Ireland to study

• French and Business

• Hairdressing

• Law

• Gourmet Cookery

Daniel O'Connell disagreed with the United Irishmen and the 1798 Rebellion because:

• He didn't look good in uniform.

• he believed independence was the wrong outcome for Ireland.

• he believed that if they were not violent enough to achieve independence.

• he did not believe that death and violence was not the right way to achieve independence.

The Act of Union was about

• providing better food for soldiers

• making sure Britain continued to control Ireland

• making marriage available to everyone

• making sure that Ireland controlled Britain

Which flag was placed on Dublin Castle in 1801

• The Irish tricolor (Green, White and Gold)

• The Leinster flag

• The French Flag

• The Union Jack

The word 'emancipate' means

• to be set free

• to allow men only

• to be impatient

• to hurry up

The objective of Catholic Emancipation was to

• to stop (repeal) the Penal laws

• to create new laws

• to take lands from the Protestant community

• to take lands from the Catholic community