“"if anyone was evicted it was the duty of his fellows to assemble in their thousands and reinstate him the next day." : Daly at Gurteen, 2 November 1879.”

— James Daly (Irish Land League)

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Irish nationalist activist with the Irish National Land Lea… 1838–1911

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“"if anyone was evicted it was the duty of his fellows to assemble in their thousands and reinstate him the next day." : Daly at Gurteen, 2 November 1879.”

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