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O'Connell

[ oh-kon-l ]

noun

  1. Daniel, 1775–1847, Irish nationalist leader and orator.


O'Connell

/ əʊˈkɒnəl /

noun

  1. O'ConnellDaniel17751847MIrishPOLITICS: nationalist leaderPOLITICS: orator Daniel. 1775–1847, Irish nationalist leader and orator, whose election to the British House of Commons (1828) forced the acceptance of Catholic emancipation (1829)


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None of this of course means that O'Connell is correct about what Kissinger said or what he meant to impart to Ismael.

On the eve of war, O'Connell says he learned of Israel's plans to attack Egypt and quickly informed Hussein.

But they did, O'Connell writes, after receiving a tacit green light from the Americans.

"But as a professional historian, this is circumstantial evidence," because O'Connell wasn't there.

"O'Connell is writing about an event in which he was playing a pivotal role," he says.

This has held true ever since, and completely exemplifies all the intervening operations of Mr O'Connell.

Their apparent inaction most wondered, very many murmured, some were alarmed, and Mr O'Connell laughed at.

Mr. O'Connell moved that it should be an instruction to the committee to restore the franchise to these freeholders.

Mr. O'Connell immediately attacked government in a strain of unmeasured reproach.

The discussions on the coercion act had produced many personal conflicts in debate between Mr. O'Connell and the Irish secretary.

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