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respectful, independent, and at
times even stern, he was ever
towards his colleagues sociable
and kind. In the midst of his
multiplicity of affairs, Daniel
O'Connell read every novel of the
day and was a great reciter of
poetry.
Daniel O'Connell is famous for his
achievements in the struggle for
emancipation. Phillips states that
Daniel O'Connell, determined,
undaunted, indefatigable, through
toil and danger, and difficulties of
every kind, led the people to the
promised land. However, contem-
porary reports demonstrate that
Daniel O'Connell, like other great
men, was no saint.
Daniel O'Connell: Political Pioneer
presents the proceedings of the
first annual Daniel O'Connell
Workshop held in Derrynane,
County Kerry - close to O'Connell's
ancestral home - in October, 1990.
The contributors, drawn from
Ireland and abroad, discuss the
diversity of the O'Connell legacy.
They highlight his relevance to the
evolution of modern Ireland and
they also examine his significant
contribution to European political
development.
The editor, Maurice R. O'Connell,
a descendant of Daniel O'Connell,
taught history in American
universities until his retirement
to Ireland in 1988. His publica-
tions include
Irish Politics and
Social Conflict in the Age of the
American Revolution (1965),
the
eight-volume edition of
The
Correspondence
of
Daniel
O'Connell (1972-80)
and
Daniel
O'Connell: The Man and his Politics
(1990).
Readers interested in the lives of
great men and their times will find
Daniel O'Connell: Political Pioneer
an enjoyable read.
Eamonn G. Hall
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Dublin Solicitor Celebrates 60
Years in Practice.
Desmond Moran
Dublin Solicitor, Desmond Moran,
celebrates 60 years in the
profession, this month.
Desmond was born in 1908 and
educated at Belvedere College. He
was apprenticed to his father, a
well known Dublin solicitor - John
Moran, and studied law at Trinity
College and the Incorporated Law
Society. He was admitted a solicitor
in Michaelmas 1931 and continues
in practice as a consultant to this
day.
During his career he held many
offices. In 1950 he was elected
President of the Dublin Solicitors'
Bar Association. The following year
he was appointed Sheriff for the
County of Dublin, a position he held
until 1978 when he retired.
He was elected to the Council of
the Incorporated Law Society of
Ireland in 1962 and served until
1971. He remained a member of the
Publications Committee for many
years which was responsible for
the 5th edition of the Garda Guide,
published in 1981.
Desmond has been an active
member of the International Bar
Association, and was a member of
the Organising Committee for their
meeting in Dublin in 1968. He
attended overseas meetings of the
Association including one in
Vancouver in 1970. He also visitied
thé Soviet Union in 1971 where he
had an interview with the Deputy
Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court.
He is best known, however, for his
practice and was involved in many
noted cases including
Modem
Homes Ireland Ltd. -v- Dublin
Corporation
which compelled the
Dublin Corporation to make a Town
Plan and the defence of Singer in
connection with the stamps case.
Desmond and his wife Madeleine
have three children:
Carroll,
now a
barrister,
Ronan
a medical doctor,
and
Michael,
a solicitor.
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