Thomas Meagher Broderick Eugene
Thomas Meagher Broderick Eugene Thomas Meagher: Forgotten Father of Thomas Francis Meagher is a biography of the father of one of Ireland's most famous patriots. Born in Newfoundland, Canada, he was…
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Thomas Meagher Broderick Eugene
Thomas Meagher: Forgotten Father of Thomas Francis Meagher is a biography of the father of one of Ireland's most famous patriots. Born in Newfoundland, Canada, he was to be heavily influenced by his experiences on that rugged island. He emerges from his son's shadow as a man of deeply held political and religious principles.
In 1842 he was elected Mayor of Waterford, the first Catholic to hold this office since the seventeenth century. He settled in Waterford in 1819 and quickly established himself as a champion of political and religious equality. Meagher served as an MP for the city from 1847 to 1857, and was a determined supporter of an independent Irish party to defend Irish interests at Westminster.
A staunch follower of Daniel O'Connell, the age-old conflict between constitutional and revolutionary nationalism in Ireland was played out between him and his son, who was a leader of