Thomas D'Arcy McGee

Thomas D'Arcy McGee
Thomas D'Arcy McGee (1825–1868) was an Irish-Canadian politician, journalist, and writer, best known for his role as a Father of Canadian Confederation. Originally involved in Irish nationalist movements, McGee later advocated for peaceful political reform and immigration to Canada. He authored several works, including "A History of the Irish Settlers in North America" and "Canadian Ballads and Occasional Verses," reflecting his deep engagement with Irish and Canadian identity. McGee was tragically assassinated in 1868, becoming one of the first political assassinations in Canada.

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Ireland, lifting herself from the dust, drying her tears, and proudly demanding her legitimate place among the nations of the earth, is a spectacle to cause immense progress in political philosophy. Behold a nation whose fame had spread over all the earth ere the flag of England had come into existence. For 500 years her life has been apparently extinguished. The fiercest whirlwind of oppression that... more...

Sir Henry Sidney, in writing to his court, had always reported John O'Neil as "the only strong man in Ireland." Before his rout at Lough Swilly, he could commonly call into the field 4,000 foot and 1,000 horse; and his two years' revolt cost Elizabeth, in money, about 150,000 pounds sterling "over and above the cess laid on the country"—besides "3,500 of her... more...

Ireland, lifting herself from the dust, drying her tears, and proudly demanding her legitimate place among the nations of the earth, is a spectacle to cause immense progress in political philosophy. Behold a nation whose fame had spread over all the earth ere the flag of England had come into existence. For 500 years her life has been apparently extinguished. The fiercest whirlwind of oppression that... more...