O'Connell
Common Irish name
O'Connell is an Irish surname, from a Gaelic name meaning "strong as a wolf." The most famous bearer was Daniel O'Connell (1775–1847), the Irish political leader known as "the Liberator" for his campaign for Catholic emancipation.
The name appears throughout the Irish diaspora: There's an O'Connell Street in every Irish neighborhood.
Pursuit of self-governance
- politicianElected government official
- oratorSkilled public speaker
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- DublinIrish capital city
Kerry · repeal · Westminster · barrister · statue · Ireland · nineteenth century · eloquence
Of the Emerald Isle
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- familyRelated people together
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- ancestryFamily line of descent
heritage · Connell · Murphy · Celtic · patronymic · lineage · Gaelic · descendants
Public urban roadway
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
- LiffeyDublin's principal river
- SpirePointed tower structure
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
statue · thoroughfare · city centre · tram · Easter Rising · boulevard · promenade · landmark
Irish nationalism
Pursuit of self-governance
- politicianElected government official
- oratorSkilled public speaker
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
Dublin · Kerry · repeal · Westminster · barrister · statue · Ireland · nineteenth century · eloquence · agitation
Irish
Of the Emerald Isle
ancestry · heritage · Connell · Murphy · Celtic · patronymic · lineage · Gaelic · descendants · emigration
street
Public urban roadway
monument · statue · thoroughfare · city centre · tram · Easter Rising · boulevard · promenade · landmark · buskers
- British PoliticiansWalpole, Pitt, Gladstone, Disraeli, Salisbury
- Gaelic HistoryGaels, Celtic tribes, Brehon laws, clans, chieftains
- Victorian NotablesQueen Victoria, Prince Albert, Gladstone, Disraeli, Dickens
- Catholic HistoriansHughes, Knowles, Duffy, Dawson, O'Malley
O'ConnellMichael Collins
O'ConnellCromwell
English republican military leader
Duke of Wellington · British Crown · Dublin Castle · William of Orange