Edward Daly Litton Helen
Edward Daly Litton Helen Born in Limerick in 1891, John Edward or 'Ned' Daly was the only son in a family of nine. John Daly was prepared to use physical force to win Ireland's freedom and was…
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Edward Daly Litton Helen
Born in Limerick in 1891, John Edward or 'Ned' Daly was the only son in a family of nine. John Daly was prepared to use physical force to win Ireland's freedom and was imprisoned for twelve years for his activities. Ned's father, Edward, an ardent Fenian, died before his son was born, but Ned's Uncle John, also a radical Fenian, was a formative influence.
Nationalism was in the Daly blood.Yet young Ned was seen as frivolous and unmotivated, interested only in his appearance and his social life. Ned's sister Kathleen married Tom Clarke, a key figure of the Easter Rising. How Edward Daly became a professional Volunteer soldier, dedicated to freeing his country from foreign rule, forms the core of this biography.Drawing on family memories and archives, Edward Daly's grandniece Helen Litton uncovers the untold story of Edward Daly, providing an insight into one of the