Dónal Ó Conaill (1775 to 1847), known as The Liberator, or The Emancipator, was an Irish political leader.


Dónal Ó Conaill (1775 to 1847), known as The Liberator, or The Emancipator, was an Irish political leader in the first half of the 19th century. He campaigned for Catholic Emancipation—the right for Catholics to sit in the Westminster Parliament, denied for over 100 years—and repeal of the Act of Union which combined Ireland and Great Britain.


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