William Smith O'Brien

William Smith O'Brien (Irish: Liam Mac Gabhann Ó Briaincode: ga is deprecated ; 17 October 1803 – 18 June 1864) was an Irish politician. At one point he was a member of the British Parliament. Later on he was a nationalist and leader of the Young Ireland movement and led a rebellion against British rule in the 1840s during the Potato Famine. He was convicted of treason, a felony, and could have been executed, but he was exiled to Van Diemen's Land instead. In 1856, he was pardoned and allowed to return.^[1]

William Smith O'Brien Media

Daguerrotype of Thomas Francis Meagher, William Smith O'Brien with soldier and jailer in Kilmainhaim Gaol, 1848.
O'Brien's Cottage in Port Arthur, Tasmania.
Burial site in County Limerick
Originally erected on the south quays, this 1870s statue was moved to Dublin's O'Connell Street in 1929

References

↑ Woodham-Smith, Cecil The Great Hunger: Ireland 1845-1849 Harper and Row 1962

[1] Woodham-Smith, Cecil The Great Hunger: Ireland 1845-1849 Harper and Row 1962

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