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A Beloved Politician: Death In Ballyroney
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Thursday, September 8, 2011. Daniel O'Connell (Wikpedia.org). Just as John Martin was visiting Washington DC, an event that would change his life was taking place in Ireland. Daniel O'Connell, the Irish leader who had led the battle to end the English Penal Laws. Which had kept Catholics in subjugation for generations, began a new organization, the Repeal Association. View Beloved Politician Map. In a larger map. Realizing what was happening, Hugh fled from the pub, and took shelter in the home of friend...
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A Beloved Politician: February 2012
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Friday, February 17, 2012. The Case For Ireland. July was also a time for preparing turf. For the winter fires. This too was hard, hand work, with a man and his specially designed shovel called a slane working from sunrise to sunset cutting and stacking the turf bricks. O’Brien presented the case for Ireland on July 4, 1843. The great Reform Act of 1832. Didn’t help Ireland much either. It increased the number of representatives Ireland and Scotland sent to Parliament. By population, Irelan...The next ma...
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A Beloved Politician: Toward a New Nation
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011. Toward a New Nation. John Martin found the new R. Epeal Association growing when he returned from America. Despite his strong desire for Ireland to be free and independent, John did not hurry to join the O’Connell movement. There was much work to occupy his time. He was an active and generous landlord, and a leader in his local Presbyterian Church. And he took on his first political assignment, one much closer to home. As the editors chose to name their paper, had nationality a...
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A Beloved Politician: July 2011
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Monday, July 18, 2011. New York City 1839. There were several comfortable hotels for John to choose from, most sprinkled along Broadway. From that central location, John could easily walk about most of the city. New York was laid out in a grid pattern that made exploration easy. As soon as John had established himself in his hotel, he was out to explore, and observe. Sources. " Asthma" by Dr. Hyde Salter. Journal of Philip Hone," by Philip Hone. Recession of 1837,". Fire of 1835," Wikipedia.
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A Beloved Politician: May 2011
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Saturday, May 14, 2011. Mystery Man of Irish History. John Martin and his role in Irish history has been almost completely forgotten. In many histories, he is missing entirely. In others, he is a single phrase or a footnote. As writers would have reported in his day, he has faded into oblivion. This is a strange fate for someone who was a national leader for many years and well known, respected and loved in many parts of the world. Look for my next post from Ireland. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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A Beloved Politician: Bastards by Queen's Bench Decree
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Thursday, September 22, 2011. Bastards by Queen's Bench Decree. A great new controversy swept over Ulster in the last summer of 1841. At that time, John Martin was taking another trip, this time east to Europe. The insult to his Presbyterian religion which was causing great anger amongst his friends and neighbors was waiting when he returned. No need for him to abandon his time in Belgium, Germany, and Italy to return home. The new session of Parliament began on February 3rd with high Presbyterian expect...
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A Beloved Politician: A Day to Remember
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Tuesday, September 11, 2012. A Day to Remember. I have been thinking a lot about John Martin today. This day marks the passage of 200 years since he took his first breaths in a small Irish cottage in the townland of Loughorne in County Down. John was the much desired heir of a prosperous Presbyterian family. Let me explain how he deserved the title of “Beloved Politician” that I have given him as well as the title by which he was known during his life, “Honest John Martin.”. John believed in the obligati...
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A Beloved Politician: Clontarf Crisis
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Sunday, March 25, 2012. John Martin’s friend from Newry, John Mitchel, had a more militant solution. O’Connell should lead the country marchers to Clontarf. However, the Dublin Repealers should be kept back in Dublin to stage an uprising, seizing the weapons at the Castle Barracks, destroying the Canal Bridge, and barricading the streets leading to Clontarf. Mitchel believed these acts could succeed as Dublin, for a short time would be undefended. After much discussion, they decided that they wouldn̵...
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A Beloved Politician: The Case For Ireland
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Friday, February 17, 2012. The Case For Ireland. July was also a time for preparing turf. For the winter fires. This too was hard, hand work, with a man and his specially designed shovel called a slane working from sunrise to sunset cutting and stacking the turf bricks. O’Brien presented the case for Ireland on July 4, 1843. The great Reform Act of 1832. Didn’t help Ireland much either. It increased the number of representatives Ireland and Scotland sent to Parliament. By population, Irelan...The next ma...
