Excerpt from The Life and Speeches of Daniel O'connell, M. P, Vol. 1 The following Work was commenced with the design of presenting, in a single volume, a hasty sketch of Mr. O'Connell's Life, and a collection of such of his Speeches as were delivered, under remarkable circumstances of the popular struggle in this country, from the period of the Union to the present time. Allusions to this design and purpose will, therefore, be frequently met in the earlier part of this volume; and the evidences of an endeavour at brevity will easily be detected. But I had not far proceeded on my task, when from the immense number of occasions of interest and importance to the popular cause on which he had to put himself prominently forward, I saw that it would be impossible to confine myself within the original limits, and had, accordingly, to enlarge my plan as the work progressed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.

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