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Founding of the Catholic Association
- When
- 1823
- Where
- Ireland
Daniel O'Connell established the Catholic Association in 1823 to campaign for Catholic emancipation in Ireland.
O'Connell founded the organization to broaden and intensify the campaign for emancipation. The Association mobilized support from the poorest tenant farmers, securing the final installment of Catholic emancipation. This initiative marked a shift from passive petitioning to active political mobilization, challenging the existing restrictions on Roman Catholicism in the United Kingdom.
Sources
- Catholic emancipation Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-25
- Catholic Association Wikipedia, revision of 2026-04-02
- Daniel O'Connell Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30
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