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Irish nationalist politician and barrister Isaac Butt QC MP Isaac Butt , portrait by John Butler Yeats 1st Leader of the Home Rule League In office 21 November 1873 - 5 May 1879 Succeeded by William Shaw Member of Parliament for Limerick In office 1871-1879 Serving with George Gavin ( to 1874 ) Richard O' Shaughnessy ( from 1874 ) Preceded by Francis William Russell George Gavin Succeeded by Daniel Fitzgerald Gabbett Richard O' Shaughnessy Member of Parliament for Youghal In office 1852-1865 Preceded by Thomas Chisholm Anstey Succeeded by Joseph Neale McKenna Personal details Born 6 September 1813 Glenfin , County Donegal , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Died 5 May 1879 ( aged 65 ) Clonskeagh , Dublin , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Political party Home Rule League ( from 1873 ) Other political affiliations Home Government Association ( 1870-73 ) Irish Conservative Party ( until 1870 ) Alma mater Trinity College Dublin Occupation Professor , lawyer , politician , and Queen 's Counsel Isaac Butt QC MP ( 6 September 1813 - 5 May 1879 ) was an Irish barrister , editor , politician , Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom , economist and the founder and first leader of a number of Irish nationalist parties and organisations . He was a leader in the Irish Metropolitan Conservative Society in 1836 , the Home Government Association in 1870 , and the Home Rule League in 1873 . Colin W. Reid argues that Home Rule was the mechanism Butt proposed to bind Ireland to Great Britain . It would end the ambiguities of the Act of Union of 1800 . He portrayed a federalised United Kingdom , which would have weakened Irish exceptionalism within a broader British context . Butt was representative of a constructive national unionism . As an economist , he made significant contributions regarding the potential resource mobilisation and distribution aspects of protection , and analysed deficiencies in the Irish economy such as sparse employment , low productivity , and misallocation of land . He dissented from the established Ricardian theories and favoured some welfare state concepts . As editor he made the Dublin University Magazine a leading Irish journal of politics and literature . Early life Butt was born in 1813 in Glenfin , a district bordering the Finn Valley in County Donegal in Ulster , the northern province in Ireland . Glenfin is a short distance west of Ballybofey , a town in East Donegal . He was born into an Ulster Protestant family , being the son of a Church of Ireland rector , and was descended from the O' Donnells of Tyrconnell , through the Ramsays . Butt received his secondary school education at The Royal School in Raphoe in the Laggan district of East Donegal , and at Midleton College in County Cork , before going to Trinity College Dublin ( TCD ) , at the age of fifteen , where he was elected a Scholar , and president of the ( extern ) College Historical Society . Whilst there he co-founded the Dublin University Magazine and edited it for four years . For much of his life he was a member of the Irish Conservative Party , and he founded the conservative Ulster Times newspaper . He became Whately Professor of Political Economy at Trinity in 1836 and held that position until 1841 . Legal career After being called to the bar in 1838 , Butt quickly established a name for himself as a brilliant barrister . He was known for his opposition to the Irish nationalist leader Daniel O'Connell 's campaign for the repeal of the Act of Union . He also lectured at Trinity College , Dublin , in political economy . His experiences during the Great Famine led him to move from being an Irish unionist and an Orangeman to supporting a federal political system for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland that would give Ireland a greater degree of self-rule . This led to his involvement in Irish nationalist politics and the foundation of the Home Rule League . Butt was instrumental in fostering links between constitutional and revolutionary nationalism through his representation of members of the Fenians Society in court . Political career He began his career as a Tory politician on Dublin Corporation . He was Member of Parliament for Youghal from 1852 to 1865 , and for Limerick from 1871 to 1879 ( at the 1852 general election he had also been elected for the English constituency of Harwich , but chose to sit for Youghal ) . The failed Fenian Rising in 1867 strengthened Butt 's belief that a federal system was the only way to break the dreary cycle of inefficient administration punctuated by incompetent uprisings . Having defended the leaders of the Fenian revolt , Butt then from June 1869 became president of the Amnesty Association formed to secure the release of imprisoned Fenians , supported actively amongst others by P. F. Johnson . In 1870 Butt then founded the Irish Home Government Association . This was in no sense a revolutionary organisation . It was designed to mobilise public opinion behind the demand for an Irish parliament , with , as he put it , " full control over our domestic affairs " . He believed that Home Rule would promote friendship between Ireland and her neighbour to the east . In November 1873 Butt replaced the Association with a new body , the Home Rule League , which he regarded as a pressure-group , rather than a political party . In the general election the following year , 60 of its members were elected , forming then in 1874 the Irish Parliamentary Party . However , most of those elected were men of property who were closer to the Liberal cause . In the meantime Charles Stewart Parnell had joined the League , with more radical ideas than most of the incumbent Home Rulers , and was elected to Parliament in a by-election in County Meath in 1875 . Butt had failed to win substantial concessions at Westminster on the things that mattered to most Irish people : an amnesty for the Fenians of 1867 , fixity of tenure for tenant-farmers and Home Rule . Although they worked to get Home Rulers elected , many Fenians along with tenant farmers were dissatisfied with Butt 's gentlemanly approach to have bills enacted , although they did not openly attack him , as his defence of the Fenian prisoners in 1867 still stood in his favour . However , soon a Belfast Home Ruler , Joseph Gillis Biggar ( then a senior member of the IRB ) , began making extensive use of the ungentlemanly tactic of " obstructionism " to prevent bills being passed by the house . Declined influence When Parnell entered Parliament he took his cue from John O' Connor Power and Joseph Biggar and allied himself with those Irish members who would support him in his obstructionist campaign . MPs at that time could stand up and talk for as long as they wished on any subject . This caused havoc in Parliament . In one case they talked for 45 hours non-stop , stopping any important bills from being passed . Butt , ageing , and in failing health , could not keep up with this tactic and considered it counter-productive . In July 1877 Butt threatened to resign from the party if obstruction continued , and a gulf developed between himself and Parnell , who was growing steadily in the estimation of both the Fenians and the Home Rulers . The climax came in December 1878 , when Parliament was recalled to discuss the war in Afghanistan . Butt considered this discussion too important to the British Empire to be interrupted by obstructionism and publicly warned the Irish members to refrain from this tactic . He was fiercely denounced by the young Nationalist John Dillon , who continued his attacks with considerable support from other Home Rulers at a meeting of the Home Rule League in February 1879 . Although he defended himself with dignity , Butt , and all and sundry , knew that his role in the party was at an end . Barry O'Brien , in his biography of Parnell , interviews 'X ' who relates : ' It was very painful . I was very fond of Butt . He was himself the kindest-hearted man in the world , and here was I going to do the unkindest thing to him . ' Butt , who had been suffering from bronchitis , had a stroke the following May and died within a week . He was replaced by William Shaw , who in turn was replaced by Charles Stewart Parnell in 1880 . Personal life Butt amassed debts and pursued romances . It was said that at meetings he was occasionally heckled by women with whom he had fathered children . He was also involved in a financial scandal when it was revealed that he had taken money from several Indian princes to represent their interests in parliament . He died on 5 May 1879 in Clonskeagh in Dublin . His remains were brought by train , via Strabane , to Stranorlar in the east of County Donegal , where he is buried in a corner of the Church of Ireland cemetery beneath a tree by which he used to sit and dream as a boy . Despite his chaotic lifestyle and political limitations , Butt was capable of inspiring deep personal loyalty . Some of his friends , such as John Butler Yeats ( father of the poet W. B . Yeats ) and the future Catholic Bishop of Limerick , Edward Thomas O' Dwyer , retained a lasting hostility towards Parnell for his role in Butt 's downfall . In May 2010 the Church of Ireland ( Anglican ) parishes of Stranorlar , Meenglass and Kilteevogue instigated an annual memorial Service and Lecture in Butt 's honour , inviting members of the professions of law , politics and journalism to reflect aspects of his life . Speakers have included Dr . Joe Mulholland , Senator David Norris , Dr . Chris McGimpsey and Prof. Brian Walker . His grave has been restored and the memorial now includes a wreath . In literature * The novel Hogan MP by May Laffan Hartley features a hostile portrait of Butt as " Mr . Rebutter " . The eponymous protagonist , John O' Rooney Hogan , shares some traits and background of John O' Connor Power . * Butt briefly appears in Harry Harrison 's alternate history novels Stars and Stripes trilogy . Arms CAPTION : Coat of arms of Isaac Butt Notes Granted 14 August 1856 by Sir John Bernard Burke , Ulster King of Arms . Crest A horse 's head erased Argent charged on the neck with a trefoil Vert the headand mane plaited Or on the head a lume of three ostrich feathers of the first . Escutcheon Quarterly 1st & 4th Gules on a chevron engrailed between three estoiles Or a trefoil Vert between two lozenges of the first ( Butt ) 2nd Azyre three bars counterchanged Or on a canton Gules a lion 's head erased Argent ( Cox ) 3rd Argent an eagle displayed and in chief between two pellets a cross crosslet fitchee Sable ( Ramsay ) the cross crosslet being adopted in commemoration of a descent through the Ramsays from the family of O' Donnell . Motto Possunt Quia Posse Videntur |
| irish nationalist politician [PERSON] and barrister [PERSON] isaac butt [PERSON] qc mp isaac butt [PERSON] , portrait [PERSON] by john butler yeats [PERSON] 1st leader [PERSON] of the home rule league [GROUP] in office [PLACE] 21 november 1873 - 5 may [PERIOD] 1879 succeeded by william shaw member [PERSON] of parliament [HUMAN GROUP] for limerick [PLACE] in office [PLACE] 1871-1879 serving with george gavin [PERSON] ( to 1874 ) richard o' shaughnessy [PERSON] ( from 1874 ) preceded by francis william russell george gavin [PERSON] succeeded by daniel fitzgerald gabbett richard o' shaughnessy [PERSON] member [PERSON] of parliament [HUMAN GROUP] for youghal [UNKNOWN] in office [PLACE] 1852-1865 preceded by thomas chisholm anstey [PERSON] succeeded by joseph neale mckenna personal details [PERSON] born 6 september [PERIOD] 1813 glenfin [PLACE] , county donegal [PERSON] , united kingdom [PLACE] of great britain [PLACE] and ireland [PLACE] died 5 may [PERIOD] 1879 ( aged 65 ) clonskeagh [UNKNOWN] , dublin [PLACE] , united kingdom [PLACE] of great britain [PLACE] and ireland political party [GROUP] home rule league [GROUP] [PLACE] ( from 1873 ) other political affiliations home government association [INSTITUTION] [INSTITUTION] ( 1870-73 ) irish conservative party [GROUP] ( until 1870 ) alma mater trinity college dublin [PLACE] occupation professor [PERSON] , lawyer [PERSON] , politician [PERSON] , and queen [PERSON] 's counsel isaac butt [PERSON] qc mp [PERSON] ( 6 september [PERIOD] 1813 - 5 may [PERIOD] 1879 ) was an irish barrister [PERSON] , editor [PROGRAM] , politician [PERSON] , member [PERSON] of parliament [HUMAN GROUP] in the house [PLACE] of commons [UNKNOWN] of the united kingdom [PLACE] , economist [PERSON] and the founder [PERSON] and first leader [PERSON] of a number [NUMBER] of irish nationalist parties [GROUP] and organisations [ORGANISATION] . he was a leader [PERSON] in the irish metropolitan conservative society [INSTITUTION] in 1836 , the home government association [INSTITUTION] in 1870 , and the home rule league [GROUP] in 1873 . colin w. reid argues [UNKNOWN] that home rule [RULE] was the mechanism butt [PERSON] proposed to bind ireland [PLACE] to great britain [PLACE] . it would end [UNKNOWN] the ambiguities [INSTANCE] of the act [ACT] of union [PLACE] of 1800 . he portrayed a federalised united kingdom [PLACE] , which would have weakened irish exceptionalism [QUALITY] within a broader british context [EVENT] . butt [PERSON] was representative of a constructive national unionism [SET] . as an economist [PERSON] , he made significant contributions [ACT] regarding the potential resource mobilisation [ACT] and distribution aspects [ACT] of protection [ACT] , and analysed deficiencies [DEFICIENCY] in the irish economy [SYSTEM] such as sparse employment [ACTIVITY] , low productivity [ABILITY] , and misallocation [UNKNOWN] of land [LAND] . he dissented from the established ricardian theories [ACT] and favoured some welfare state concepts [PLACE] . as editor [PROGRAM] he made the dublin university magazine [PLACE] a leading irish journal [QUANTITY] of politics [ACT] and literature [BODY] . early life [EVENT] butt [PERSON] was born in 1813 in glenfin [PLACE] , a district [PLACE] bordering the finn valley [PERSON] in county donegal [PERSON] in ulster [PLACE] , the northern province [PLACE] in ireland [PLACE] . glenfin [PLACE] is a short distance west [PLACE] of ballybofey [UNKNOWN] , a town [PLACE] in east donegal [PERSON] . he was born into an ulster protestant family [HUMAN GROUP] , being the son [PERSON] of a church [PERSON] of ireland rector [PLACE] , and was descended from the o' donnells [UNKNOWN] of tyrconnell [UNKNOWN] , through the ramsays [UNKNOWN] . butt [PERSON] received his secondary school education [PROCESS] at the royal school [INSTITUTION] in raphoe [UNKNOWN] in the laggan district [PLACE] of east donegal [PERSON] , and at midleton college [INSTITUTION] in county cork [PERSON] , before going to trinity college dublin [PLACE] ( tcd [UNKNOWN] ) , at the age [PROPERTY] of fifteen , where he was elected a scholar [PERSON] , and president [PERSON] of the ( extern ) college historical society [INSTITUTION] . whilst there he co-founded the dublin university magazine [PLACE] and edited it for four years [PERIOD] . for much of his life [EVENT] he was a member [PERSON] of the irish conservative party [GROUP] , and he founded the conservative ulster times newspaper [PLACE] . he became whately professor [PERSON] of political economy [SYSTEM] at trinity [PERSON] in 1836 and held that position [POSITION] until 1841 . legal career [NUMBER] after being called to the bar [PLACE] in 1838 , butt [PERSON] quickly established a name [NAME] for himself as a brilliant barrister [PERSON] . he was known for his opposition [STATE] to the irish nationalist leader [PERSON] daniel o'connell [PERSON] 's campaign [PERSON] for the repeal [ACT] of the act [ACT] of union [PLACE] . he also lectured at trinity college [INSTITUTION] , dublin [PLACE] , in political economy [SYSTEM] . his experiences [COGNITIVE STATE] during the great famine [DEFICIENCY] led him to move from being an irish unionist [PERSON] and an orangeman [UNKNOWN] to supporting a federal political system [SYSTEM] for the united kingdom [PLACE] of great britain [PLACE] and ireland [PLACE] that would give ireland [PLACE] a greater degree [PROCESS] of self-rule . this led to his involvement [ACT] in irish nationalist politics [ACT] and the foundation [EVENT] of the home rule league [GROUP] . butt [PERSON] was instrumental in fostering links [EVENT] between constitutional and revolutionary nationalism [PROCESS] through his representation [STATEMENT] of members [STATE] of the fenians society [INSTITUTION] in court [EVENT] . political career [NUMBER] he began his career [NUMBER] as a tory politician [PERSON] on dublin corporation [INSTITUTION] . he was member [PERSON] of parliament [HUMAN GROUP] for youghal [UNKNOWN] from 1852 to 1865 , and for limerick [PLACE] from 1871 to 1879 ( at the 1852 general election [PROCESS] he had also been elected for the english constituency [PERSON] of harwich [PLACE] , but chose to sit for youghal [UNKNOWN] ) . the failed fenian [UNKNOWN] rising in 1867 strengthened butt [PERSON] 's belief [ABSTRACT ENTITY] that a federal system [SYSTEM] was the only way [UNKNOWN] to break the dreary cycle [UNKNOWN] of inefficient administration [ACT] punctuated by incompetent uprisings [ACT] . having defended the leaders [PERSON] of the fenian [UNKNOWN] revolt [ACT] , butt [PERSON] then from june [PERIOD] 1869 became president [PERSON] of the amnesty association [INSTITUTION] formed to secure the release [PERSON] of imprisoned fenians [UNKNOWN] , supported actively amongst others [UNKNOWN] by p. f. johnson [PERSON] . in 1870 butt [PERSON] then founded the irish home government association [INSTITUTION] [INSTITUTION] . this was in no sense [PROCESS] a revolutionary organisation [ORGANISATION] . it was designed to mobilise public opinion [AMOUNT] behind the demand [AMOUNT] for an irish parliament [HUMAN GROUP] , with , as he put it , " full control [GROUP] over our domestic affairs [EVENT] " . he believed that home rule [RULE] would promote friendship [RELATIONSHIP] between ireland [PLACE] and her neighbour [PERSON] to the east [PLACE] . in november 1873 butt [PERSON] replaced the association [INSTITUTION] with a new body [BODY] , the home rule league [GROUP] , which he regarded as a pressure-group , rather than a political party [GROUP] . in the general election [PROCESS] the following year [PERIOD] , 60 of its members [STATE] were elected , forming then in 1874 the irish parliamentary party [GROUP] . however , most of those elected were men [PERSON] of property [PROPERTY] who were closer to the liberal [PERSON] cause . in the meantime charles stewart parnell [PERSON] [PERSON] had joined the league [GROUP] , with more radical ideas [ACT] than most of the incumbent home rulers [PLACE] , and was elected to parliament [HUMAN GROUP] in a by-election in county meath [PERSON] in 1875 . butt [PERSON] had failed to win substantial concessions [ARTIFACT] at westminster [PLACE] on the things [ACTIVITY] that mattered to most irish people [HUMAN GROUP] : an amnesty [ACT] for the fenians [UNKNOWN] of 1867 , fixity [PROPERTY] of tenure [STATUS] for tenant-farmers and home rule [RULE] . although they worked to get home rulers [PLACE] elected , many fenians [UNKNOWN] along with tenant farmers [IMAGE] were dissatisfied with butt [PERSON] 's gentlemanly approach to have bills [SYSTEM] enacted , although they did not openly attack him , as his defence [PERSON] of the fenian [UNKNOWN] prisoners [PERSON] in 1867 still stood in his favour [PERSON] . however , soon a belfast home ruler [PLACE] , joseph gillis biggar [PERSON] ( then a senior member [PERSON] of the irb [UNKNOWN] ) , began making extensive use [USE] of the ungentlemanly tactic [SEQUENCE] of " obstructionism [RULE] " to prevent bills [SYSTEM] being passed by the house [PLACE] . declined influence [ELEMENT] when parnell [PERSON] entered parliament [HUMAN GROUP] he took his cue [PERSON] from john o' connor power [POWER] and joseph biggar [PERSON] and allied himself with those irish members [STATE] who would support [ACT] him in his obstructionist campaign [PERSON] . mps [UNKNOWN] at that time [PERIOD] could stand up and talk for as long as they wished on any subject [UNKNOWN] . this caused havoc [ACT] in parliament [HUMAN GROUP] . in one case [STUDY] they talked for 45 hours [PERIOD] non-stop , stopping any important bills [SYSTEM] from being passed . butt [PERSON] , ageing , and in failing health [PROPERTY] , could not keep up with this tactic [SEQUENCE] and considered it counter-productive . in july 1877 butt [PERSON] threatened to resign from the party [GROUP] if obstruction [ACT] continued , and a gulf [PLACE] developed between himself and parnell [PERSON] , who was growing steadily in the estimation [AMOUNT] of both the fenians [UNKNOWN] and the home rulers [PLACE] . the climax [UNKNOWN] came in december [PERIOD] 1878 , when parliament [HUMAN GROUP] was recalled to discuss the war [EVENT] in afghanistan [PLACE] . butt [PERSON] considered this discussion [EVENT] too important to the british empire [STATE] to be interrupted by obstructionism [RULE] and publicly warned the irish members [STATE] to refrain from this tactic [SEQUENCE] . he was fiercely denounced by the young nationalist john dillon [PERSON] , who continued his attacks [EVENT] with considerable support [ACT] from other home rulers [PLACE] at a meeting [ACTIVITY] of the home rule league [GROUP] in february [PERIOD] 1879 . although he defended himself with dignity [DIGNITY] , butt [PERSON] , and all and sundry [ARTIFACT] , knew that his role [ROLE] in the party [GROUP] was at an end [UNKNOWN] . barry o'brien [PERSON] , in his biography [SEQUENCE] of parnell [PERSON] , interviews 'x ' who relates : ' it was very painful . i was very fond of butt [PERSON] . he was himself the kindest-hearted man [PERSON] in the world [PLACE] , and here was i going to do the unkindest thing [ENTITY] to him . ' butt [PERSON] , who had been suffering from bronchitis [UNKNOWN] , had a stroke [ACT] the following may [PERIOD] and died within a week [PERIOD] . he was replaced by william shaw [PERSON] , who in turn [NUMBER] was replaced by charles stewart parnell [PERSON] in 1880 . personal life [EVENT] butt [PERSON] amassed debts [MONEY] and pursued romances [PROCESS] . it was said that at meetings [ACTIVITY] he was occasionally heckled by women [PERSON] with whom he had fathered children [PERSON] . he was also involved in a financial scandal [STATEMENT] when it was revealed that he had taken money [MONEY] from several indian princes [PERSON] to represent their interests [ACT] in parliament [HUMAN GROUP] . he died on 5 may [PERIOD] 1879 in clonskeagh [UNKNOWN] in dublin [PLACE] . his remains [UNKNOWN] were brought by train [TRAIN] , via strabane [UNKNOWN] , to stranorlar [UNKNOWN] in the east [PLACE] of county donegal [PERSON] , where he is buried in a corner [STATE] of the church [PERSON] of ireland cemetery [PLACE] beneath a tree [TREE] by which he used to sit and dream as a boy [PERSON] . despite his chaotic lifestyle [PARTICLE] and political limitations [VALUE] , butt [PERSON] was capable of inspiring deep personal loyalty [STATE] . some of his friends [FUNCTION] , such as john butler yeats [PERSON] ( father [PERSON] of the poet [PERSON] w. b . yeats [PERSON] ) and the future catholic bishop [PERSON] of limerick [PLACE] , edward thomas o' dwyer [PERSON] , retained a lasting hostility [ABSTRACT ENTITY] towards parnell [PERSON] for his role [ROLE] in butt [PERSON] 's downfall [CAUSE] . in may [PERIOD] 2010 the church [PERSON] of ireland [PLACE] ( anglican [UNKNOWN] ) parishes [PLACE] of stranorlar [UNKNOWN] , meenglass [UNKNOWN] and kilteevogue [UNKNOWN] instigated an annual memorial service [INSTITUTION] and lecture [ACT] in butt [PERSON] 's honour [UNKNOWN] , inviting members [STATE] of the professions [ACTIVITY] of law [PERSON] , politics [ACT] and journalism [EVENT] to reflect aspects [ACT] of his life [EVENT] . speakers [CONCEPT] have included dr . joe mulholland [PERSON] , senator david norris [PERSON] , dr . chris mcgimpsey [PERSON] and prof. brian walker [PERSON] . his grave [RESULT] has been restored and the memorial [ACT] now includes a wreath [BODY] . in literature [BODY] * the novel hogan mp [PERSON] by may laffan hartley [PERSON] features a hostile portrait [PERSON] of butt [PERSON] as " mr . rebutter [UNKNOWN] " . the eponymous protagonist [PERSON] , john o' rooney hogan [PERSON] , shares some traits [EVENT] and background [PERSON] of john o' connor power [POWER] . * butt [PERSON] briefly appears in harry harrison [PERSON] 's alternate history novels stars [ENTITY] and stripes trilogy [SET] . arms caption [CONDITION] : coat [ABSTRACT ENTITY] of arms [PERSON] of isaac butt [PERSON] notes [PERSON] granted 14 august [PERIOD] 1856 by sir john bernard burke [PERSON] , ulster king [PERSON] of arms [PERSON] . crest a horse [HORSE] 's head [HEAD] erased argent [PERSON] charged on the neck [AMOUNT] with a trefoil vert [PERSON] the headand mane [PERSON] plaited or on the head [HEAD] a lume [PERSON] of three ostrich feathers [RESULT] of the first . escutcheon quarterly [ACTION] 1st & 4th gules [UNKNOWN] on a chevron [MEASURE] engrailed between three estoiles [UNKNOWN] or a trefoil vert [PERSON] between two lozenges [PLACE] of the first ( butt [PERSON] ) 2nd azyre [UNKNOWN] three bars [PERSON] counterchanged or on a canton [PLACE] gules [UNKNOWN] a lion [PLACE] 's head [HEAD] erased argent [PERSON] ( cox [PERSON] ) 3rd argent [PERSON] an eagle [PERSON] displayed and in chief [PERSON] between two pellets [NUMBER] a cross crosslet fitchee sable [PERSON] ( ramsay [PERSON] ) the cross crosslet [UNKNOWN] being adopted in commemoration [ACT] of a descent [PERSON] through the ramsays [UNKNOWN] from the family [HUMAN GROUP] of o' donnell [PERSON] . motto possunt quia posse videntur |
| Id | Form | Freq | Tag | Context | Error |
| 1 | butt | 17 | PERSON | irish nationalist politician and barrister isaac butt qc mp | |
| 2 | parliament | 10 | HUMAN GROUP | in office 21 november 1873 - 5 may 1879 succeeded by william shaw member of parliament for limerick | |
| 3 | ireland | 7 | PLACE | september 1813 glenfin , county donegal , united kingdom of great britain and ireland died 5 may 1879 ( aged 65 ) clonskeagh , dublin , united kingdom of great britain and ireland political party home rule league ( from 1873 ) | |
| 4 | may | 6 | PERIOD | in office 21 november 1873 - 5 may 1879 succeeded by william shaw member of parliament for limerick | |
| 5 | united kingdom | 5 | PLACE | september 1813 glenfin , county donegal , united kingdom of great britain and ireland died 5 may 1879 ( aged 65 ) clonskeagh , dublin , united kingdom of great britain and ireland political party home rule league ( from 1873 ) | |
| 6 | home rule league | 5 | GROUP | isaac butt , portrait by john butler yeats 1st leader of the home rule league | |
| 7 | members | 4 | STATE | butt was instrumental in fostering links between constitutional and revolutionary nationalism through his representation of members of the fenians society in court . | |
| 8 | parnell | 4 | PERSON | in the meantime charles stewart parnell had joined the league , with more radical ideas than most of the incumbent home rulers , and was elected to parliament in a by-election in county meath in 1875 . | |
| 9 | fenians | 4 | UNKNOWN | butt was instrumental in fostering links between constitutional and revolutionary nationalism through his representation of members of the fenians society in court . | |
| 10 | member | 4 | PERSON | in office 21 november 1873 - 5 may 1879 succeeded by william shaw member of parliament for limerick | |
| 11 | great britain | 4 | PLACE | september 1813 glenfin , county donegal , united kingdom of great britain and ireland died 5 may 1879 ( aged 65 ) clonskeagh , dublin , united kingdom of great britain and ireland political party home rule league ( from 1873 ) | |
| 12 | county donegal | 3 | PERSON | september 1813 glenfin , county donegal , united kingdom of great britain and ireland died 5 may 1879 ( aged 65 ) clonskeagh , dublin , united kingdom of great britain and ireland political party home rule league ( from 1873 ) | |
| 13 | bills | 3 | SYSTEM | although they worked to get home rulers elected , many fenians along with tenant farmers were dissatisfied with butt 's gentlemanly approach to have bills enacted , although they did not openly attack him , as his defence of the fenian prisoners in 1867 still stood in his favour . | |
| 14 | church | 3 | PERSON | he was born into an ulster protestant family , being the son of a church of ireland rector , and was descended from the o' donnells of tyrconnell , through the ramsays . | |
| 15 | party | 3 | GROUP | september 1813 glenfin , county donegal , united kingdom of great britain and ireland died 5 may 1879 ( aged 65 ) clonskeagh , dublin , united kingdom of great britain and ireland political party home rule league ( from 1873 ) | |
| 16 | life | 3 | EVENT | early life | |
| 17 | politician | 3 | PERSON | irish nationalist politician and barrister isaac butt qc mp | |
| 18 | youghal | 3 | UNKNOWN | member of parliament for youghal in office 1852-1865 preceded by thomas chisholm anstey succeeded by joseph neale mckenna personal details born 6 | |
| 19 | head | 3 | HEAD | crest a horse 's head erased argent charged on the neck with a trefoil vert the headand mane plaited | |
| 20 | career | 3 | NUMBER | legal career | |
| 21 | limerick | 3 | PLACE | in office 21 november 1873 - 5 may 1879 succeeded by william shaw member of parliament for limerick | |
| 22 | home rulers | 3 | PLACE | in the meantime charles stewart parnell had joined the league , with more radical ideas than most of the incumbent home rulers , and was elected to parliament in a by-election in county meath in 1875 . | |
| 23 | economy | 3 | SYSTEM | as an economist , he made significant contributions regarding the potential resource mobilisation and distribution aspects of protection , and analysed deficiencies in the irish economy such as sparse employment , low productivity , and misallocation of land . | |
| 24 | home rule | 3 | RULE | isaac butt , portrait by john butler yeats 1st leader of the home rule league | |
| 25 | argent | 3 | PERSON | crest a horse 's head erased argent charged on the neck with a trefoil vert the headand mane plaited | |
| 26 | dublin | 3 | PLACE | september 1813 glenfin , county donegal , united kingdom of great britain and ireland died 5 may 1879 ( aged 65 ) clonskeagh , dublin , united kingdom of great britain and ireland political party home rule league ( from 1873 ) | |
| 27 | system | 2 | SYSTEM | his experiences during the great famine led him to move from being an irish unionist and an orangeman to supporting a federal political system for the united kingdom of great britain and ireland that would give ireland a greater degree of self-rule . | |
| 28 | trefoil vert | 2 | PERSON | crest a horse 's head erased argent charged on the neck with a trefoil vert the headand mane plaited | |
| 29 | role | 2 | ROLE | although he defended himself with dignity , butt , and all and sundry , knew that his role in the party was at an end . | |
| 30 | president | 2 | PERSON | butt received his secondary school education at the royal school in raphoe in the laggan district of east donegal , and at midleton college in county cork , before going to trinity college dublin ( tcd ) , at the age of fifteen , where he was elected a scholar , and president of the ( extern ) | |
| 31 | politics | 2 | ACT | as editor he made the dublin university magazine a leading irish journal of politics and literature . | |
| 32 | act | 2 | ACT | it would end the ambiguities of the act of union of 1800 . | |
| 33 | union | 2 | PLACE | it would end the ambiguities of the act of union of 1800 . | |
| 34 | office | 2 | PLACE | in office 21 november 1873 - 5 may 1879 succeeded by william shaw member of parliament for limerick | |
| 35 | obstructionism | 2 | RULE | however , soon a belfast home ruler , joseph gillis biggar ( then a senior member of the irb ) , began making extensive use of the ungentlemanly tactic of " obstructionism " to prevent bills being passed by the house . | |
| 36 | leader | 2 | PERSON | isaac butt , portrait by john butler yeats 1st leader of the home rule league | |
| 37 | irish conservative party | 2 | PERSON | irish conservative party ( until 1870 ) | |
| 38 | stranorlar | 2 | UNKNOWN | his remains were brought by train , via strabane , to stranorlar in the east of county donegal , where he is buried in a corner of the church of ireland cemetery beneath a tree by which he used to sit and dream as a boy . | |
| 39 | east | 2 | PLACE | glenfin is a short distance west of ballybofey , a town in east donegal . | |
| 40 | district | 2 | PLACE | butt was born in 1813 in glenfin , a district bordering the finn valley in county donegal in ulster , the northern province in ireland . | |
| 41 | east donegal | 2 | PERSON | glenfin is a short distance west of ballybofey , a town in east donegal . | |
| 42 | clonskeagh | 2 | UNKNOWN | september 1813 glenfin , county donegal , united kingdom of great britain and ireland died 5 may 1879 ( aged 65 ) clonskeagh , dublin , united kingdom of great britain and ireland political party home rule league ( from 1873 ) | |
| 43 | tenant farmers | 2 | IMAGE | although they worked to get home rulers elected , many fenians along with tenant farmers were dissatisfied with butt 's gentlemanly approach to have bills enacted , although they did not openly attack him , as his defence of the fenian prisoners in 1867 still stood in his favour . | |
| 44 | glenfin | 2 | PLACE | september 1813 glenfin , county donegal , united kingdom of great britain and ireland died 5 may 1879 ( aged 65 ) clonskeagh , dublin , united kingdom of great britain and ireland political party home rule league ( from 1873 ) | |
| 45 | ramsays | 2 | UNKNOWN | he was born into an ulster protestant family , being the son of a church of ireland rector , and was descended from the o' donnells of tyrconnell , through the ramsays . | |
| 46 | literature | 2 | BODY | as editor he made the dublin university magazine a leading irish journal of politics and literature . | |
| 47 | election | 2 | PROCESS | he was member of parliament for youghal from 1852 to 1865 , and for limerick from 1871 to 1879 ( at the 1852 general election he had also been elected for the english constituency of harwich , but chose to sit for youghal ) . | |
| 48 | arms | 2 | PERSON | arms caption : | |
| 49 | dublin university magazine | 2 | PLACE | as editor he made the dublin university magazine a leading irish journal of politics and literature . | |
| 50 | john o' connor power | 2 | POWER | declined influence when parnell entered parliament he took his cue from john o' connor power and joseph biggar and allied himself with those irish members who would support him in his obstructionist campaign . | |
| 51 | barrister | 2 | PERSON | irish nationalist politician and barrister isaac butt qc mp | |
| 52 | house | 2 | PLACE | alma mater trinity college dublin occupation professor , lawyer , politician , and queen 's counsel isaac butt qc mp ( 6 september 1813 - 5 may 1879 ) was an irish barrister , editor , politician , member of parliament in the house of commons of the united kingdom , economist and the founder and first leader of a number of irish nationalist parties and organisations . | |
| 53 | portrait | 2 | PERSON | isaac butt , portrait by john butler yeats 1st leader of the home rule league | |
| 54 | editor | 2 | PROGRAM | alma mater trinity college dublin occupation professor , lawyer , politician , and queen 's counsel isaac butt qc mp ( 6 september 1813 - 5 may 1879 ) was an irish barrister , editor , politician , member of parliament in the house of commons of the united kingdom , economist and the founder and first leader of a number of irish nationalist parties and organisations . | |
| 55 | tactic | 2 | SEQUENCE | however , soon a belfast home ruler , joseph gillis biggar ( then a senior member of the irb ) , began making extensive use of the ungentlemanly tactic of " obstructionism " to prevent bills being passed by the house . | |
| 56 | campaign | 2 | PERSON | he was known for his opposition to the irish nationalist leader daniel o'connell 's campaign for the repeal of the act of union . | |
| 57 | association | 1 | INSTITUTION | other political affiliations home government association ( 1870-73 ) | |
| 58 | protagonist | 1 | PERSON | the eponymous protagonist , john o' rooney hogan , shares some traits and background of john o' connor power . * butt briefly appears in harry harrison 's alternate history novels stars and stripes trilogy . | |
| 59 | george gavin | 1 | PERSON | in office 1871-1879 serving with george gavin ( to 1874 ) richard o' shaughnessy ( from 1874 ) | |
| 60 | world | 1 | PLACE | he was himself the kindest-hearted man in the world , and here was i going to do the unkindest thing to him . ' | |
| 61 | nationalist leader daniel o'connell | 1 | PERSON | he was known for his opposition to the irish nationalist leader daniel o'connell 's campaign for the repeal of the act of union . | |
| 62 | by election | 1 | PROCESS | ||
| 63 | chris mcgimpsey | 1 | PERSON | chris mcgimpsey and prof. brian walker . | |
| 64 | money | 1 | MONEY | he was also involved in a financial scandal when it was revealed that he had taken money from several indian princes to represent their interests in parliament . | |
| 65 | lawyer | 1 | PERSON | alma mater trinity college dublin occupation professor , lawyer , politician , and queen 's counsel isaac butt qc mp ( 6 september 1813 - 5 may 1879 ) was an irish barrister , editor , politician , member of parliament in the house of commons of the united kingdom , economist and the founder and first leader of a number of irish nationalist parties and organisations . | |
| 66 | hours | 1 | PERIOD | in one case they talked for 45 hours non-stop , stopping any important bills from being passed . | |
| 67 | representation | 1 | STATEMENT | butt was instrumental in fostering links between constitutional and revolutionary nationalism through his representation of members of the fenians society in court . | |
| 68 | poet | 1 | PERSON | some of his friends , such as john butler yeats ( father of the poet w. b . | |
| 69 | distribution aspects | 1 | ACT | as an economist , he made significant contributions regarding the potential resource mobilisation and distribution aspects of protection , and analysed deficiencies in the irish economy such as sparse employment , low productivity , and misallocation of land . | |
| 70 | belfast home ruler | 1 | PLACE | however , soon a belfast home ruler , joseph gillis biggar ( then a senior member of the irb ) , began making extensive use of the ungentlemanly tactic of " obstructionism " to prevent bills being passed by the house . | |
| 71 | novel hogan mp | 1 | PERSON | the novel hogan mp by may laffan hartley features a hostile portrait of butt as " mr . rebutter " . | |
| 72 | argues | 1 | UNKNOWN | reid argues that home rule was the mechanism butt proposed to bind ireland to great britain . | |
| 73 | barry o'brien | 1 | PERSON | barry o'brien , in his biography of parnell , interviews 'x ' who relates : | |
| 74 | wreath | 1 | BODY | his grave has been restored and the memorial now includes a wreath . | |
| 75 | constituency | 1 | PERSON | he was member of parliament for youghal from 1852 to 1865 , and for limerick from 1871 to 1879 ( at the 1852 general election he had also been elected for the english constituency of harwich , but chose to sit for youghal ) . | |
| 76 | trinity college dublin | 1 | PERSON | alma mater trinity college dublin occupation professor , lawyer , politician , and queen 's counsel isaac butt qc mp ( 6 september 1813 - 5 may 1879 ) was an irish barrister , editor , politician , member of parliament in the house of commons of the united kingdom , economist and the founder and first leader of a number of irish nationalist parties and organisations . | |
| 77 | ulster protestant family | 1 | HUMAN GROUP | he was born into an ulster protestant family , being the son of a church of ireland rector , and was descended from the o' donnells of tyrconnell , through the ramsays . | |
| 78 | office november | 1 | PERIOD | ||
| 79 | great famine | 1 | DEFICIENCY | his experiences during the great famine led him to move from being an irish unionist and an orangeman to supporting a federal political system for the united kingdom of great britain and ireland that would give ireland a greater degree of self-rule . | |
| 80 | daniel fitzgerald gabbett richard o' shaughnessy member | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 81 | misallocation | 1 | UNKNOWN | as an economist , he made significant contributions regarding the potential resource mobilisation and distribution aspects of protection , and analysed deficiencies in the irish economy such as sparse employment , low productivity , and misallocation of land . | |
| 82 | school education | 1 | PROCESS | butt received his secondary school education at the royal school in raphoe in the laggan district of east donegal , and at midleton college in county cork , before going to trinity college dublin ( tcd ) , at the age of fifteen , where he was elected a scholar , and president of the ( extern ) | |
| 83 | college historical society | 1 | INSTITUTION | college historical society . | |
| 84 | november butt | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 85 | tenure | 1 | STATUS | butt had failed to win substantial concessions at westminster on the things that mattered to most irish people : an amnesty for the fenians of 1867 , fixity of tenure for tenant-farmers and home rule . | |
| 86 | use | 1 | USE | however , soon a belfast home ruler , joseph gillis biggar ( then a senior member of the irb ) , began making extensive use of the ungentlemanly tactic of " obstructionism " to prevent bills being passed by the house . | |
| 87 | neck | 1 | AMOUNT | crest a horse 's head erased argent charged on the neck with a trefoil vert the headand mane plaited | |
| 88 | sir john bernard burke | 1 | PERSON | coat of arms of isaac butt notes granted 14 august 1856 by sir john bernard burke , ulster king of arms . | |
| 89 | year | 1 | PERIOD | in the general election the following year , 60 of its members were elected , forming then in 1874 the irish parliamentary party . | |
| 90 | yeats | 1 | PERSON | isaac butt , portrait by john butler yeats 1st leader of the home rule league | |
| 91 | opinion | 1 | AMOUNT | it was designed to mobilise public opinion behind the demand for an irish parliament , with , as he put it , " full control over our domestic affairs " . | |
| 92 | may laffan hartley | 1 | PERSON | the novel hogan mp by may laffan hartley features a hostile portrait of butt as " mr . rebutter " . | |
| 93 | distance west | 1 | PLACE | glenfin is a short distance west of ballybofey , a town in east donegal . | |
| 94 | degree | 1 | PROCESS | his experiences during the great famine led him to move from being an irish unionist and an orangeman to supporting a federal political system for the united kingdom of great britain and ireland that would give ireland a greater degree of self-rule . | |
| 95 | meantime charles stewart parnell | 1 | PERSON | in the meantime charles stewart parnell had joined the league , with more radical ideas than most of the incumbent home rulers , and was elected to parliament in a by-election in county meath in 1875 . | |
| 96 | boy | 1 | PERSON | his remains were brought by train , via strabane , to stranorlar in the east of county donegal , where he is buried in a corner of the church of ireland cemetery beneath a tree by which he used to sit and dream as a boy . | |
| 97 | cue | 1 | PERSON | declined influence when parnell entered parliament he took his cue from john o' connor power and joseph biggar and allied himself with those irish members who would support him in his obstructionist campaign . | |
| 98 | bars | 1 | PERSON | or a trefoil vert between two lozenges of the first ( butt ) 2nd azyre three bars counterchanged or on a canton gules a lion 's head erased argent ( cox ) 3rd argent an eagle displayed and in chief between two pellets a cross crosslet fitchee sable ( ramsay ) the cross crosslet being adopted in commemoration of a descent through the ramsays from the family of o' donnell . | |
| 99 | commons | 1 | UNKNOWN | alma mater trinity college dublin occupation professor , lawyer , politician , and queen 's counsel isaac butt qc mp ( 6 september 1813 - 5 may 1879 ) was an irish barrister , editor , politician , member of parliament in the house of commons of the united kingdom , economist and the founder and first leader of a number of irish nationalist parties and organisations . | |
| 100 | pellets | 1 | NUMBER | or a trefoil vert between two lozenges of the first ( butt ) 2nd azyre three bars counterchanged or on a canton gules a lion 's head erased argent ( cox ) 3rd argent an eagle displayed and in chief between two pellets a cross crosslet fitchee sable ( ramsay ) the cross crosslet being adopted in commemoration of a descent through the ramsays from the family of o' donnell . | |
| 101 | chief | 1 | PERSON | or a trefoil vert between two lozenges of the first ( butt ) 2nd azyre three bars counterchanged or on a canton gules a lion 's head erased argent ( cox ) 3rd argent an eagle displayed and in chief between two pellets a cross crosslet fitchee sable ( ramsay ) the cross crosslet being adopted in commemoration of a descent through the ramsays from the family of o' donnell . | |
| 102 | escutcheon quarterly | 1 | ACTION | escutcheon quarterly 1st & 4th gules on a chevron engrailed between three estoiles | |
| 103 | life butt | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 104 | fenian | 1 | UNKNOWN | the failed fenian rising in 1867 strengthened butt 's belief that a federal system was the only way to break the dreary cycle of inefficient administration punctuated by incompetent uprisings . | |
| 105 | estimation | 1 | AMOUNT | in july 1877 butt threatened to resign from the party if obstruction continued , and a gulf developed between himself and parnell , who was growing steadily in the estimation of both the fenians and the home rulers . | |
| 106 | contributions | 1 | ACT | as an economist , he made significant contributions regarding the potential resource mobilisation and distribution aspects of protection , and analysed deficiencies in the irish economy such as sparse employment , low productivity , and misallocation of land . | |
| 107 | descent | 1 | PERSON | or a trefoil vert between two lozenges of the first ( butt ) 2nd azyre three bars counterchanged or on a canton gules a lion 's head erased argent ( cox ) 3rd argent an eagle displayed and in chief between two pellets a cross crosslet fitchee sable ( ramsay ) the cross crosslet being adopted in commemoration of a descent through the ramsays from the family of o' donnell . | |
| 108 | hostility | 1 | ABSTRACT ENTITY | yeats ) and the future catholic bishop of limerick , edward thomas o' dwyer , retained a lasting hostility towards parnell for his role in butt 's downfall . | |
| 109 | turn | 1 | NUMBER | he was replaced by william shaw , who in turn was replaced by charles stewart parnell in 1880 . | |
| 110 | men | 1 | PERSON | however , most of those elected were men of property who were closer to the liberal cause . | |
| 111 | raphoe | 1 | UNKNOWN | butt received his secondary school education at the royal school in raphoe in the laggan district of east donegal , and at midleton college in county cork , before going to trinity college dublin ( tcd ) , at the age of fifteen , where he was elected a scholar , and president of the ( extern ) | |
| 112 | westminster | 1 | PLACE | butt had failed to win substantial concessions at westminster on the things that mattered to most irish people : an amnesty for the fenians of 1867 , fixity of tenure for tenant-farmers and home rule . | |
| 113 | british context | 1 | EVENT | he portrayed a federalised united kingdom , which would have weakened irish exceptionalism within a broader british context . | |
| 114 | obstruction | 1 | ACT | in july 1877 butt threatened to resign from the party if obstruction continued , and a gulf developed between himself and parnell , who was growing steadily in the estimation of both the fenians and the home rulers . | |
| 115 | release | 1 | PERSON | having defended the leaders of the fenian revolt , butt then from june 1869 became president of the amnesty association formed to secure the release of imprisoned fenians , supported actively amongst others by p. f. johnson . | |
| 116 | bronchitis | 1 | UNKNOWN | butt , who had been suffering from bronchitis , had a stroke the following may and died within a week . | |
| 117 | administration | 1 | ACT | the failed fenian rising in 1867 strengthened butt 's belief that a federal system was the only way to break the dreary cycle of inefficient administration punctuated by incompetent uprisings . | |
| 118 | concessions | 1 | ARTIFACT | butt had failed to win substantial concessions at westminster on the things that mattered to most irish people : an amnesty for the fenians of 1867 , fixity of tenure for tenant-farmers and home rule . | |
| 119 | ideas | 1 | ACT | in the meantime charles stewart parnell had joined the league , with more radical ideas than most of the incumbent home rulers , and was elected to parliament in a by-election in county meath in 1875 . | |
| 120 | grave | 1 | RESULT | his grave has been restored and the memorial now includes a wreath . | |
| 121 | speakers | 1 | CONCEPT | speakers have included dr . | |
| 122 | joseph biggar | 1 | PERSON | declined influence when parnell entered parliament he took his cue from john o' connor power and joseph biggar and allied himself with those irish members who would support him in his obstructionist campaign . | |
| 123 | position | 1 | POSITION | he became whately professor of political economy at trinity in 1836 and held that position until 1841 . | |
| 124 | scholar | 1 | PERSON | butt received his secondary school education at the royal school in raphoe in the laggan district of east donegal , and at midleton college in county cork , before going to trinity college dublin ( tcd ) , at the age of fifteen , where he was elected a scholar , and president of the ( extern ) | |
| 125 | harry harrison | 1 | PERSON | the eponymous protagonist , john o' rooney hogan , shares some traits and background of john o' connor power . * butt briefly appears in harry harrison 's alternate history novels stars and stripes trilogy . | |
| 126 | home government association | 1 | INSTITUTION | other political affiliations home government association ( 1870-73 ) | |
| 127 | father | 1 | PERSON | some of his friends , such as john butler yeats ( father of the poet w. b . | |
| 128 | september | 1 | PERIOD | september 1813 glenfin , county donegal , united kingdom of great britain and ireland died 5 may 1879 ( aged 65 ) clonskeagh , dublin , united kingdom of great britain and ireland political party home rule league ( from 1873 ) | |
| 129 | end | 1 | UNKNOWN | it would end the ambiguities of the act of union of 1800 . | |
| 130 | friends | 1 | FUNCTION | some of his friends , such as john butler yeats ( father of the poet w. b . | |
| 131 | mps | 1 | UNKNOWN | mps at that time could stand up and talk for as long as they wished on any subject . | |
| 132 | family | 1 | HUMAN GROUP | he was born into an ulster protestant family , being the son of a church of ireland rector , and was descended from the o' donnells of tyrconnell , through the ramsays . | |
| 133 | afghanistan | 1 | PLACE | the climax came in december 1878 , when parliament was recalled to discuss the war in afghanistan . | |
| 134 | o' donnell | 1 | PERSON | or a trefoil vert between two lozenges of the first ( butt ) 2nd azyre three bars counterchanged or on a canton gules a lion 's head erased argent ( cox ) 3rd argent an eagle displayed and in chief between two pellets a cross crosslet fitchee sable ( ramsay ) the cross crosslet being adopted in commemoration of a descent through the ramsays from the family of o' donnell . | |
| 135 | traits | 1 | EVENT | the eponymous protagonist , john o' rooney hogan , shares some traits and background of john o' connor power . * butt briefly appears in harry harrison 's alternate history novels stars and stripes trilogy . | |
| 136 | discussion | 1 | EVENT | butt considered this discussion too important to the british empire to be interrupted by obstructionism and publicly warned the irish members to refrain from this tactic . | |
| 137 | way | 1 | UNKNOWN | the failed fenian rising in 1867 strengthened butt 's belief that a federal system was the only way to break the dreary cycle of inefficient administration punctuated by incompetent uprisings . | |
| 138 | dignity | 1 | DIGNITY | although he defended himself with dignity , butt , and all and sundry , knew that his role in the party was at an end . | |
| 139 | state concepts | 1 | PLACE | he dissented from the established ricardian theories and favoured some welfare state concepts . | |
| 140 | downfall | 1 | CAUSE | yeats ) and the future catholic bishop of limerick , edward thomas o' dwyer , retained a lasting hostility towards parnell for his role in butt 's downfall . | |
| 141 | climax | 1 | UNKNOWN | the climax came in december 1878 , when parliament was recalled to discuss the war in afghanistan . | |
| 142 | opposition | 1 | STATE | he was known for his opposition to the irish nationalist leader daniel o'connell 's campaign for the repeal of the act of union . | |
| 143 | joe mulholland | 1 | PERSON | joe mulholland , senator david norris , dr . | |
| 144 | nationalist politician | 1 | PERSON | irish nationalist politician and barrister isaac butt qc mp | |
| 145 | tyrconnell | 1 | UNKNOWN | he was born into an ulster protestant family , being the son of a church of ireland rector , and was descended from the o' donnells of tyrconnell , through the ramsays . | |
| 146 | commemoration | 1 | ACT | or a trefoil vert between two lozenges of the first ( butt ) 2nd azyre three bars counterchanged or on a canton gules a lion 's head erased argent ( cox ) 3rd argent an eagle displayed and in chief between two pellets a cross crosslet fitchee sable ( ramsay ) the cross crosslet being adopted in commemoration of a descent through the ramsays from the family of o' donnell . | |
| 147 | irb | 1 | UNKNOWN | however , soon a belfast home ruler , joseph gillis biggar ( then a senior member of the irb ) , began making extensive use of the ungentlemanly tactic of " obstructionism " to prevent bills being passed by the house . | |
| 148 | ricardian theories | 1 | ACT | he dissented from the established ricardian theories and favoured some welfare state concepts . | |
| 149 | ulster | 1 | PLACE | butt was born in 1813 in glenfin , a district bordering the finn valley in county donegal in ulster , the northern province in ireland . | |
| 150 | children | 1 | PERSON | it was said that at meetings he was occasionally heckled by women with whom he had fathered children . | |
| 151 | queen | 1 | PERSON | alma mater trinity college dublin occupation professor , lawyer , politician , and queen 's counsel isaac butt qc mp ( 6 september 1813 - 5 may 1879 ) was an irish barrister , editor , politician , member of parliament in the house of commons of the united kingdom , economist and the founder and first leader of a number of irish nationalist parties and organisations . | |
| 152 | september glenfin | 1 | UNKNOWN | ||
| 153 | thing | 1 | ENTITY | he was himself the kindest-hearted man in the world , and here was i going to do the unkindest thing to him . ' | |
| 154 | catholic bishop | 1 | PERSON | yeats ) and the future catholic bishop of limerick , edward thomas o' dwyer , retained a lasting hostility towards parnell for his role in butt 's downfall . | |
| 155 | support | 1 | ACT | declined influence when parnell entered parliament he took his cue from john o' connor power and joseph biggar and allied himself with those irish members who would support him in his obstructionist campaign . | |
| 156 | son | 1 | PERSON | he was born into an ulster protestant family , being the son of a church of ireland rector , and was descended from the o' donnells of tyrconnell , through the ramsays . | |
| 157 | belief | 1 | ABSTRACT ENTITY | the failed fenian rising in 1867 strengthened butt 's belief that a federal system was the only way to break the dreary cycle of inefficient administration punctuated by incompetent uprisings . | |
| 158 | case | 1 | STUDY | in one case they talked for 45 hours non-stop , stopping any important bills from being passed . | |
| 159 | romances | 1 | PROCESS | butt amassed debts and pursued romances . | |
| 160 | county cork | 1 | PERSON | butt received his secondary school education at the royal school in raphoe in the laggan district of east donegal , and at midleton college in county cork , before going to trinity college dublin ( tcd ) , at the age of fifteen , where he was elected a scholar , and president of the ( extern ) | |
| 161 | man | 1 | PERSON | he was himself the kindest-hearted man in the world , and here was i going to do the unkindest thing to him . ' | |
| 162 | p. f. johnson | 1 | PERSON | having defended the leaders of the fenian revolt , butt then from june 1869 became president of the amnesty association formed to secure the release of imprisoned fenians , supported actively amongst others by p. f. johnson . | |
| 163 | sundry | 1 | ARTIFACT | although he defended himself with dignity , butt , and all and sundry , knew that his role in the party was at an end . | |
| 164 | time | 1 | PERIOD | mps at that time could stand up and talk for as long as they wished on any subject . | |
| 165 | rulers | 1 | PLACE | in the meantime charles stewart parnell had joined the league , with more radical ideas than most of the incumbent home rulers , and was elected to parliament in a by-election in county meath in 1875 . | |
| 166 | unionism | 1 | SET | butt was representative of a constructive national unionism . | |
| 167 | memorial | 1 | ACT | in may 2010 the church of ireland ( anglican ) parishes of stranorlar , meenglass and kilteevogue instigated an annual memorial service and lecture in butt 's honour , inviting members of the professions of law , politics and journalism to reflect aspects of his life . | |
| 168 | court | 1 | EVENT | butt was instrumental in fostering links between constitutional and revolutionary nationalism through his representation of members of the fenians society in court . | |
| 169 | ballybofey | 1 | UNKNOWN | glenfin is a short distance west of ballybofey , a town in east donegal . | |
| 170 | friendship | 1 | RELATIONSHIP | he believed that home rule would promote friendship between ireland and her neighbour to the east . | |
| 171 | barrister isaac butt qc mp isaac butt | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 172 | history novels stars | 1 | ENTITY | the eponymous protagonist , john o' rooney hogan , shares some traits and background of john o' connor power . * butt briefly appears in harry harrison 's alternate history novels stars and stripes trilogy . | |
| 173 | john o' rooney hogan | 1 | PERSON | the eponymous protagonist , john o' rooney hogan , shares some traits and background of john o' connor power . * butt briefly appears in harry harrison 's alternate history novels stars and stripes trilogy . | |
| 174 | favour | 1 | PERSON | although they worked to get home rulers elected , many fenians along with tenant farmers were dissatisfied with butt 's gentlemanly approach to have bills enacted , although they did not openly attack him , as his defence of the fenian prisoners in 1867 still stood in his favour . | |
| 175 | whately professor | 1 | PERSON | he became whately professor of political economy at trinity in 1836 and held that position until 1841 . | |
| 176 | town | 1 | PLACE | glenfin is a short distance west of ballybofey , a town in east donegal . | |
| 177 | loyalty | 1 | STATE | despite his chaotic lifestyle and political limitations , butt was capable of inspiring deep personal loyalty . | |
| 178 | ireland cemetery | 1 | PLACE | his remains were brought by train , via strabane , to stranorlar in the east of county donegal , where he is buried in a corner of the church of ireland cemetery beneath a tree by which he used to sit and dream as a boy . | |
| 179 | county meath | 1 | PERSON | in the meantime charles stewart parnell had joined the league , with more radical ideas than most of the incumbent home rulers , and was elected to parliament in a by-election in county meath in 1875 . | |
| 180 | experiences | 1 | COGNITIVE STATE | his experiences during the great famine led him to move from being an irish unionist and an orangeman to supporting a federal political system for the united kingdom of great britain and ireland that would give ireland a greater degree of self-rule . | |
| 181 | harwich | 1 | PLACE | he was member of parliament for youghal from 1852 to 1865 , and for limerick from 1871 to 1879 ( at the 1852 general election he had also been elected for the english constituency of harwich , but chose to sit for youghal ) . | |
| 182 | lecture | 1 | ACT | in may 2010 the church of ireland ( anglican ) parishes of stranorlar , meenglass and kilteevogue instigated an annual memorial service and lecture in butt 's honour , inviting members of the professions of law , politics and journalism to reflect aspects of his life . | |
| 183 | coat | 1 | ABSTRACT ENTITY | coat of arms of isaac butt notes granted 14 august 1856 by sir john bernard burke , ulster king of arms . | |
| 184 | affiliations home government association | 1 | INSTITUTION | other political affiliations home government association ( 1870-73 ) | |
| 185 | eagle | 1 | PERSON | or a trefoil vert between two lozenges of the first ( butt ) 2nd azyre three bars counterchanged or on a canton gules a lion 's head erased argent ( cox ) 3rd argent an eagle displayed and in chief between two pellets a cross crosslet fitchee sable ( ramsay ) the cross crosslet being adopted in commemoration of a descent through the ramsays from the family of o' donnell . | |
| 186 | revolt | 1 | ACT | having defended the leaders of the fenian revolt , butt then from june 1869 became president of the amnesty association formed to secure the release of imprisoned fenians , supported actively amongst others by p. f. johnson . | |
| 187 | july butt | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 188 | nationalist politics | 1 | ACT | this led to his involvement in irish nationalist politics and the foundation of the home rule league . | |
| 189 | estoiles | 1 | UNKNOWN | escutcheon quarterly 1st & 4th gules on a chevron engrailed between three estoiles | |
| 190 | senator david norris | 1 | PERSON | joe mulholland , senator david norris , dr . | |
| 191 | ambiguities | 1 | INSTANCE | it would end the ambiguities of the act of union of 1800 . | |
| 192 | joseph gillis biggar | 1 | PERSON | however , soon a belfast home ruler , joseph gillis biggar ( then a senior member of the irb ) , began making extensive use of the ungentlemanly tactic of " obstructionism " to prevent bills being passed by the house . | |
| 193 | women | 1 | PERSON | it was said that at meetings he was occasionally heckled by women with whom he had fathered children . | |
| 194 | gulf | 1 | PLACE | in july 1877 butt threatened to resign from the party if obstruction continued , and a gulf developed between himself and parnell , who was growing steadily in the estimation of both the fenians and the home rulers . | |
| 195 | leaders | 1 | PERSON | having defended the leaders of the fenian revolt , butt then from june 1869 became president of the amnesty association formed to secure the release of imprisoned fenians , supported actively amongst others by p. f. johnson . | |
| 196 | nationalism | 1 | PROCESS | butt was instrumental in fostering links between constitutional and revolutionary nationalism through his representation of members of the fenians society in court . | |
| 197 | tcd | 1 | UNKNOWN | butt received his secondary school education at the royal school in raphoe in the laggan district of east donegal , and at midleton college in county cork , before going to trinity college dublin ( tcd ) , at the age of fifteen , where he was elected a scholar , and president of the ( extern ) | |
| 198 | journal | 1 | QUANTITY | as editor he made the dublin university magazine a leading irish journal of politics and literature . | |
| 199 | nationalist parties | 1 | GROUP | alma mater trinity college dublin occupation professor , lawyer , politician , and queen 's counsel isaac butt qc mp ( 6 september 1813 - 5 may 1879 ) was an irish barrister , editor , politician , member of parliament in the house of commons of the united kingdom , economist and the founder and first leader of a number of irish nationalist parties and organisations . | |
| 200 | william shaw | 1 | PERSON | in office 21 november 1873 - 5 may 1879 succeeded by william shaw member of parliament for limerick | |
| 201 | number | 1 | NUMBER | alma mater trinity college dublin occupation professor , lawyer , politician , and queen 's counsel isaac butt qc mp ( 6 september 1813 - 5 may 1879 ) was an irish barrister , editor , politician , member of parliament in the house of commons of the united kingdom , economist and the founder and first leader of a number of irish nationalist parties and organisations . | |
| 202 | productivity | 1 | ABILITY | as an economist , he made significant contributions regarding the potential resource mobilisation and distribution aspects of protection , and analysed deficiencies in the irish economy such as sparse employment , low productivity , and misallocation of land . | |
| 203 | scandal | 1 | STATEMENT | he was also involved in a financial scandal when it was revealed that he had taken money from several indian princes to represent their interests in parliament . | |
| 204 | sense | 1 | PROCESS | this was in no sense a revolutionary organisation . | |
| 205 | influence | 1 | ELEMENT | declined influence when parnell entered parliament he took his cue from john o' connor power and joseph biggar and allied himself with those irish members who would support him in his obstructionist campaign . | |
| 206 | horse | 1 | HORSE | crest a horse 's head erased argent charged on the neck with a trefoil vert the headand mane plaited | |
| 207 | midleton college | 1 | INSTITUTION | butt received his secondary school education at the royal school in raphoe in the laggan district of east donegal , and at midleton college in county cork , before going to trinity college dublin ( tcd ) , at the age of fifteen , where he was elected a scholar , and president of the ( extern ) | |
| 208 | february | 1 | PERIOD | he was fiercely denounced by the young nationalist john dillon , who continued his attacks with considerable support from other home rulers at a meeting of the home rule league in february 1879 . | |
| 209 | law | 1 | PERSON | in may 2010 the church of ireland ( anglican ) parishes of stranorlar , meenglass and kilteevogue instigated an annual memorial service and lecture in butt 's honour , inviting members of the professions of law , politics and journalism to reflect aspects of his life . | |
| 210 | cross crosslet fitchee sable | 1 | PERSON | or a trefoil vert between two lozenges of the first ( butt ) 2nd azyre three bars counterchanged or on a canton gules a lion 's head erased argent ( cox ) 3rd argent an eagle displayed and in chief between two pellets a cross crosslet fitchee sable ( ramsay ) the cross crosslet being adopted in commemoration of a descent through the ramsays from the family of o' donnell . | |
| 211 | ireland rector | 1 | PLACE | he was born into an ulster protestant family , being the son of a church of ireland rector , and was descended from the o' donnells of tyrconnell , through the ramsays . | |
| 212 | prof. brian walker | 1 | PERSON | chris mcgimpsey and prof. brian walker . | |
| 213 | o' donnells | 1 | UNKNOWN | he was born into an ulster protestant family , being the son of a church of ireland rector , and was descended from the o' donnells of tyrconnell , through the ramsays . | |
| 214 | links | 1 | EVENT | butt was instrumental in fostering links between constitutional and revolutionary nationalism through his representation of members of the fenians society in court . | |
| 215 | journalism | 1 | EVENT | in may 2010 the church of ireland ( anglican ) parishes of stranorlar , meenglass and kilteevogue instigated an annual memorial service and lecture in butt 's honour , inviting members of the professions of law , politics and journalism to reflect aspects of his life . | |
| 216 | repeal | 1 | ACT | he was known for his opposition to the irish nationalist leader daniel o'connell 's campaign for the repeal of the act of union . | |
| 217 | ulster king | 1 | PERSON | coat of arms of isaac butt notes granted 14 august 1856 by sir john bernard burke , ulster king of arms . | |
| 218 | december | 1 | PERIOD | the climax came in december 1878 , when parliament was recalled to discuss the war in afghanistan . | |
| 219 | aspects | 1 | ACT | as an economist , he made significant contributions regarding the potential resource mobilisation and distribution aspects of protection , and analysed deficiencies in the irish economy such as sparse employment , low productivity , and misallocation of land . | |
| 220 | body | 1 | BODY | in november 1873 butt replaced the association with a new body , the home rule league , which he regarded as a pressure-group , rather than a political party . | |
| 221 | edward thomas o' dwyer | 1 | PERSON | yeats ) and the future catholic bishop of limerick , edward thomas o' dwyer , retained a lasting hostility towards parnell for his role in butt 's downfall . | |
| 222 | liberal | 1 | PERSON | however , most of those elected were men of property who were closer to the liberal cause . | |
| 223 | deficiencies | 1 | DEFICIENCY | as an economist , he made significant contributions regarding the potential resource mobilisation and distribution aspects of protection , and analysed deficiencies in the irish economy such as sparse employment , low productivity , and misallocation of land . | |
| 224 | health | 1 | PROPERTY | butt , ageing , and in failing health , could not keep up with this tactic and considered it counter-productive . | |
| 225 | defence | 1 | PERSON | although they worked to get home rulers elected , many fenians along with tenant farmers were dissatisfied with butt 's gentlemanly approach to have bills enacted , although they did not openly attack him , as his defence of the fenian prisoners in 1867 still stood in his favour . | |
| 226 | prisoners | 1 | PERSON | although they worked to get home rulers elected , many fenians along with tenant farmers were dissatisfied with butt 's gentlemanly approach to have bills enacted , although they did not openly attack him , as his defence of the fenian prisoners in 1867 still stood in his favour . | |
| 227 | foundation | 1 | EVENT | this led to his involvement in irish nationalist politics and the foundation of the home rule league . | |
| 228 | people | 1 | HUMAN GROUP | butt had failed to win substantial concessions at westminster on the things that mattered to most irish people : an amnesty for the fenians of 1867 , fixity of tenure for tenant-farmers and home rule . | |
| 229 | cox | 1 | PERSON | or a trefoil vert between two lozenges of the first ( butt ) 2nd azyre three bars counterchanged or on a canton gules a lion 's head erased argent ( cox ) 3rd argent an eagle displayed and in chief between two pellets a cross crosslet fitchee sable ( ramsay ) the cross crosslet being adopted in commemoration of a descent through the ramsays from the family of o' donnell . | |
| 230 | demand | 1 | AMOUNT | it was designed to mobilise public opinion behind the demand for an irish parliament , with , as he put it , " full control over our domestic affairs " . | |
| 231 | irish members | 1 | PERSON | declined influence when parnell entered parliament he took his cue from john o' connor power and joseph biggar and allied himself with those irish members who would support him in his obstructionist campaign . | |
| 232 | debts | 1 | MONEY | butt amassed debts and pursued romances . | |
| 233 | league | 1 | GROUP | isaac butt , portrait by john butler yeats 1st leader of the home rule league | |
| 234 | irish home government association | 1 | INSTITUTION | in 1870 butt then founded the irish home government association . | |
| 235 | lozenges | 1 | PLACE | or a trefoil vert between two lozenges of the first ( butt ) 2nd azyre three bars counterchanged or on a canton gules a lion 's head erased argent ( cox ) 3rd argent an eagle displayed and in chief between two pellets a cross crosslet fitchee sable ( ramsay ) the cross crosslet being adopted in commemoration of a descent through the ramsays from the family of o' donnell . | |
| 236 | strabane | 1 | UNKNOWN | his remains were brought by train , via strabane , to stranorlar in the east of county donegal , where he is buried in a corner of the church of ireland cemetery beneath a tree by which he used to sit and dream as a boy . | |
| 237 | mechanism butt | 1 | PERSON | reid argues that home rule was the mechanism butt proposed to bind ireland to great britain . | |
| 238 | bar | 1 | PLACE | after being called to the bar in 1838 , butt quickly established a name for himself as a brilliant barrister . | |
| 239 | francis william russell george gavin | 1 | PERSON | preceded by francis william russell george gavin succeeded by daniel fitzgerald gabbett richard o' shaughnessy | |
| 240 | fixity | 1 | PROPERTY | butt had failed to win substantial concessions at westminster on the things that mattered to most irish people : an amnesty for the fenians of 1867 , fixity of tenure for tenant-farmers and home rule . | |
| 241 | headand mane | 1 | PERSON | crest a horse 's head erased argent charged on the neck with a trefoil vert the headand mane plaited | |
| 242 | indian princes | 1 | PERSON | he was also involved in a financial scandal when it was revealed that he had taken money from several indian princes to represent their interests in parliament . | |
| 243 | protection | 1 | ACT | as an economist , he made significant contributions regarding the potential resource mobilisation and distribution aspects of protection , and analysed deficiencies in the irish economy such as sparse employment , low productivity , and misallocation of land . | |
| 244 | amnesty association | 1 | INSTITUTION | having defended the leaders of the fenian revolt , butt then from june 1869 became president of the amnesty association formed to secure the release of imprisoned fenians , supported actively amongst others by p. f. johnson . | |
| 245 | honour | 1 | UNKNOWN | in may 2010 the church of ireland ( anglican ) parishes of stranorlar , meenglass and kilteevogue instigated an annual memorial service and lecture in butt 's honour , inviting members of the professions of law , politics and journalism to reflect aspects of his life . | |
| 246 | things | 1 | ACTIVITY | butt had failed to win substantial concessions at westminster on the things that mattered to most irish people : an amnesty for the fenians of 1867 , fixity of tenure for tenant-farmers and home rule . | |
| 247 | amnesty | 1 | ACT | having defended the leaders of the fenian revolt , butt then from june 1869 became president of the amnesty association formed to secure the release of imprisoned fenians , supported actively amongst others by p. f. johnson . | |
| 248 | lion | 1 | PLACE | or a trefoil vert between two lozenges of the first ( butt ) 2nd azyre three bars counterchanged or on a canton gules a lion 's head erased argent ( cox ) 3rd argent an eagle displayed and in chief between two pellets a cross crosslet fitchee sable ( ramsay ) the cross crosslet being adopted in commemoration of a descent through the ramsays from the family of o' donnell . | |
| 249 | memorial service | 1 | INSTITUTION | in may 2010 the church of ireland ( anglican ) parishes of stranorlar , meenglass and kilteevogue instigated an annual memorial service and lecture in butt 's honour , inviting members of the professions of law , politics and journalism to reflect aspects of his life . | |
| 250 | feathers | 1 | RESULT | or on the head a lume of three ostrich feathers of the first . | |
| 251 | name | 1 | NAME | after being called to the bar in 1838 , butt quickly established a name for himself as a brilliant barrister . | |
| 252 | trinity | 1 | PERSON | alma mater trinity college dublin occupation professor , lawyer , politician , and queen 's counsel isaac butt qc mp ( 6 september 1813 - 5 may 1879 ) was an irish barrister , editor , politician , member of parliament in the house of commons of the united kingdom , economist and the founder and first leader of a number of irish nationalist parties and organisations . | |
| 253 | canton | 1 | PLACE | or a trefoil vert between two lozenges of the first ( butt ) 2nd azyre three bars counterchanged or on a canton gules a lion 's head erased argent ( cox ) 3rd argent an eagle displayed and in chief between two pellets a cross crosslet fitchee sable ( ramsay ) the cross crosslet being adopted in commemoration of a descent through the ramsays from the family of o' donnell . | |
| 254 | william shaw member | 1 | PERSON | in office 21 november 1873 - 5 may 1879 succeeded by william shaw member of parliament for limerick | |
| 255 | parishes | 1 | PLACE | in may 2010 the church of ireland ( anglican ) parishes of stranorlar , meenglass and kilteevogue instigated an annual memorial service and lecture in butt 's honour , inviting members of the professions of law , politics and journalism to reflect aspects of his life . | |
| 256 | train | 1 | TRAIN | his remains were brought by train , via strabane , to stranorlar in the east of county donegal , where he is buried in a corner of the church of ireland cemetery beneath a tree by which he used to sit and dream as a boy . | |
| 257 | stripes trilogy | 1 | SET | the eponymous protagonist , john o' rooney hogan , shares some traits and background of john o' connor power . * butt briefly appears in harry harrison 's alternate history novels stars and stripes trilogy . | |
| 258 | control | 1 | GROUP | it was designed to mobilise public opinion behind the demand for an irish parliament , with , as he put it , " full control over our domestic affairs " . | |
| 259 | thomas chisholm anstey | 1 | PERSON | member of parliament for youghal in office 1852-1865 preceded by thomas chisholm anstey succeeded by joseph neale mckenna personal details born 6 | |
| 260 | meenglass | 1 | UNKNOWN | in may 2010 the church of ireland ( anglican ) parishes of stranorlar , meenglass and kilteevogue instigated an annual memorial service and lecture in butt 's honour , inviting members of the professions of law , politics and journalism to reflect aspects of his life . | |
| 261 | ramsay | 1 | PERSON | or a trefoil vert between two lozenges of the first ( butt ) 2nd azyre three bars counterchanged or on a canton gules a lion 's head erased argent ( cox ) 3rd argent an eagle displayed and in chief between two pellets a cross crosslet fitchee sable ( ramsay ) the cross crosslet being adopted in commemoration of a descent through the ramsays from the family of o' donnell . | |
| 262 | gules | 1 | UNKNOWN | escutcheon quarterly 1st & 4th gules on a chevron engrailed between three estoiles | |
| 263 | resource mobilisation | 1 | ACT | as an economist , he made significant contributions regarding the potential resource mobilisation and distribution aspects of protection , and analysed deficiencies in the irish economy such as sparse employment , low productivity , and misallocation of land . | |
| 264 | founder | 1 | PERSON | alma mater trinity college dublin occupation professor , lawyer , politician , and queen 's counsel isaac butt qc mp ( 6 september 1813 - 5 may 1879 ) was an irish barrister , editor , politician , member of parliament in the house of commons of the united kingdom , economist and the founder and first leader of a number of irish nationalist parties and organisations . | |
| 265 | land | 1 | LAND | as an economist , he made significant contributions regarding the potential resource mobilisation and distribution aspects of protection , and analysed deficiencies in the irish economy such as sparse employment , low productivity , and misallocation of land . | |
| 266 | subject | 1 | UNKNOWN | mps at that time could stand up and talk for as long as they wished on any subject . | |
| 267 | corner | 1 | STATE | his remains were brought by train , via strabane , to stranorlar in the east of county donegal , where he is buried in a corner of the church of ireland cemetery beneath a tree by which he used to sit and dream as a boy . | |
| 268 | employment | 1 | ACTIVITY | as an economist , he made significant contributions regarding the potential resource mobilisation and distribution aspects of protection , and analysed deficiencies in the irish economy such as sparse employment , low productivity , and misallocation of land . | |
| 269 | dublin corporation | 1 | INSTITUTION | he began his career as a tory politician on dublin corporation . | |
| 270 | finn valley | 1 | PERSON | butt was born in 1813 in glenfin , a district bordering the finn valley in county donegal in ulster , the northern province in ireland . | |
| 271 | limitations | 1 | VALUE | despite his chaotic lifestyle and political limitations , butt was capable of inspiring deep personal loyalty . | |
| 272 | attacks | 1 | EVENT | he was fiercely denounced by the young nationalist john dillon , who continued his attacks with considerable support from other home rulers at a meeting of the home rule league in february 1879 . | |
| 273 | tree | 1 | TREE | his remains were brought by train , via strabane , to stranorlar in the east of county donegal , where he is buried in a corner of the church of ireland cemetery beneath a tree by which he used to sit and dream as a boy . | |
| 274 | organisations | 1 | ORGANISATION | alma mater trinity college dublin occupation professor , lawyer , politician , and queen 's counsel isaac butt qc mp ( 6 september 1813 - 5 may 1879 ) was an irish barrister , editor , politician , member of parliament in the house of commons of the united kingdom , economist and the founder and first leader of a number of irish nationalist parties and organisations . | |
| 275 | isaac butt notes | 1 | PERSON | coat of arms of isaac butt notes granted 14 august 1856 by sir john bernard burke , ulster king of arms . | |
| 276 | anglican | 1 | UNKNOWN | in may 2010 the church of ireland ( anglican ) parishes of stranorlar , meenglass and kilteevogue instigated an annual memorial service and lecture in butt 's honour , inviting members of the professions of law , politics and journalism to reflect aspects of his life . | |
| 277 | counsel isaac butt qc mp | 1 | PERSON | alma mater trinity college dublin occupation professor , lawyer , politician , and queen 's counsel isaac butt qc mp ( 6 september 1813 - 5 may 1879 ) was an irish barrister , editor , politician , member of parliament in the house of commons of the united kingdom , economist and the founder and first leader of a number of irish nationalist parties and organisations . | |
| 278 | pressure group | 1 | GROUP | ||
| 279 | azyre | 1 | UNKNOWN | or a trefoil vert between two lozenges of the first ( butt ) 2nd azyre three bars counterchanged or on a canton gules a lion 's head erased argent ( cox ) 3rd argent an eagle displayed and in chief between two pellets a cross crosslet fitchee sable ( ramsay ) the cross crosslet being adopted in commemoration of a descent through the ramsays from the family of o' donnell . | |
| 280 | affairs | 1 | EVENT | it was designed to mobilise public opinion behind the demand for an irish parliament , with , as he put it , " full control over our domestic affairs " . | |
| 281 | chevron | 1 | MEASURE | escutcheon quarterly 1st & 4th gules on a chevron engrailed between three estoiles | |
| 282 | interests | 1 | ACT | he was also involved in a financial scandal when it was revealed that he had taken money from several indian princes to represent their interests in parliament . | |
| 283 | nationalist john dillon | 1 | PERSON | he was fiercely denounced by the young nationalist john dillon , who continued his attacks with considerable support from other home rulers at a meeting of the home rule league in february 1879 . | |
| 284 | kilteevogue | 1 | UNKNOWN | in may 2010 the church of ireland ( anglican ) parishes of stranorlar , meenglass and kilteevogue instigated an annual memorial service and lecture in butt 's honour , inviting members of the professions of law , politics and journalism to reflect aspects of his life . | |
| 285 | ulster times newspaper | 1 | PLACE | for much of his life he was a member of the irish conservative party , and he founded the conservative ulster times newspaper . | |
| 286 | unionist | 1 | PERSON | his experiences during the great famine led him to move from being an irish unionist and an orangeman to supporting a federal political system for the united kingdom of great britain and ireland that would give ireland a greater degree of self-rule . | |
| 287 | years | 1 | PERIOD | whilst there he co-founded the dublin university magazine and edited it for four years . | |
| 288 | property | 1 | PROPERTY | however , most of those elected were men of property who were closer to the liberal cause . | |
| 289 | war | 1 | EVENT | the climax came in december 1878 , when parliament was recalled to discuss the war in afghanistan . | |
| 290 | irish parliamentary party | 1 | PERSON | in the general election the following year , 60 of its members were elected , forming then in 1874 the irish parliamentary party . | |
| 291 | british empire | 1 | STATE | butt considered this discussion too important to the british empire to be interrupted by obstructionism and publicly warned the irish members to refrain from this tactic . | |
| 292 | alma mater trinity college dublin occupation professor | 1 | PERSON | alma mater trinity college dublin occupation professor , lawyer , politician , and queen 's counsel isaac butt qc mp ( 6 september 1813 - 5 may 1879 ) was an irish barrister , editor , politician , member of parliament in the house of commons of the united kingdom , economist and the founder and first leader of a number of irish nationalist parties and organisations . | |
| 293 | province | 1 | PLACE | butt was born in 1813 in glenfin , a district bordering the finn valley in county donegal in ulster , the northern province in ireland . | |
| 294 | ireland political party home rule league | 1 | PLACE | september 1813 glenfin , county donegal , united kingdom of great britain and ireland died 5 may 1879 ( aged 65 ) clonskeagh , dublin , united kingdom of great britain and ireland political party home rule league ( from 1873 ) | |
| 295 | trinity college | 1 | INSTITUTION | alma mater trinity college dublin occupation professor , lawyer , politician , and queen 's counsel isaac butt qc mp ( 6 september 1813 - 5 may 1879 ) was an irish barrister , editor , politician , member of parliament in the house of commons of the united kingdom , economist and the founder and first leader of a number of irish nationalist parties and organisations . | |
| 296 | lume | 1 | PERSON | or on the head a lume of three ostrich feathers of the first . | |
| 297 | others | 1 | UNKNOWN | having defended the leaders of the fenian revolt , butt then from june 1869 became president of the amnesty association formed to secure the release of imprisoned fenians , supported actively amongst others by p. f. johnson . | |
| 298 | remains | 1 | UNKNOWN | his remains were brought by train , via strabane , to stranorlar in the east of county donegal , where he is buried in a corner of the church of ireland cemetery beneath a tree by which he used to sit and dream as a boy . | |
| 299 | uprisings | 1 | ACT | the failed fenian rising in 1867 strengthened butt 's belief that a federal system was the only way to break the dreary cycle of inefficient administration punctuated by incompetent uprisings . | |
| 300 | fenians society | 1 | INSTITUTION | butt was instrumental in fostering links between constitutional and revolutionary nationalism through his representation of members of the fenians society in court . | |
| 301 | june | 1 | PERIOD | having defended the leaders of the fenian revolt , butt then from june 1869 became president of the amnesty association formed to secure the release of imprisoned fenians , supported actively amongst others by p. f. johnson . | |
| 302 | stroke | 1 | ACT | butt , who had been suffering from bronchitis , had a stroke the following may and died within a week . | |
| 303 | exceptionalism | 1 | QUALITY | he portrayed a federalised united kingdom , which would have weakened irish exceptionalism within a broader british context . | |
| 304 | neighbour | 1 | PERSON | he believed that home rule would promote friendship between ireland and her neighbour to the east . | |
| 305 | orangeman | 1 | UNKNOWN | his experiences during the great famine led him to move from being an irish unionist and an orangeman to supporting a federal political system for the united kingdom of great britain and ireland that would give ireland a greater degree of self-rule . | |
| 306 | joseph neale mckenna personal details | 1 | PERSON | member of parliament for youghal in office 1852-1865 preceded by thomas chisholm anstey succeeded by joseph neale mckenna personal details born 6 | |
| 307 | week | 1 | PERIOD | butt , who had been suffering from bronchitis , had a stroke the following may and died within a week . | |
| 308 | richard o' shaughnessy | 1 | PERSON | in office 1871-1879 serving with george gavin ( to 1874 ) richard o' shaughnessy ( from 1874 ) | |
| 309 | self rule | 1 | RULE | ||
| 310 | royal school | 1 | INSTITUTION | butt received his secondary school education at the royal school in raphoe in the laggan district of east donegal , and at midleton college in county cork , before going to trinity college dublin ( tcd ) , at the age of fifteen , where he was elected a scholar , and president of the ( extern ) | |
| 311 | meeting | 1 | ACTIVITY | he was fiercely denounced by the young nationalist john dillon , who continued his attacks with considerable support from other home rulers at a meeting of the home rule league in february 1879 . | |
| 312 | organisation | 1 | ORGANISATION | this was in no sense a revolutionary organisation . | |
| 313 | lifestyle | 1 | PARTICLE | despite his chaotic lifestyle and political limitations , butt was capable of inspiring deep personal loyalty . | |
| 314 | john butler yeats | 1 | PERSON | isaac butt , portrait by john butler yeats 1st leader of the home rule league | |
| 315 | august | 1 | PERIOD | coat of arms of isaac butt notes granted 14 august 1856 by sir john bernard burke , ulster king of arms . | |
| 316 | havoc | 1 | ACT | this caused havoc in parliament . | |
| 317 | biography | 1 | SEQUENCE | barry o'brien , in his biography of parnell , interviews 'x ' who relates : | |
| 318 | meetings | 1 | ACTIVITY | it was said that at meetings he was occasionally heckled by women with whom he had fathered children . | |
| 319 | cross crosslet | 1 | UNKNOWN | or a trefoil vert between two lozenges of the first ( butt ) 2nd azyre three bars counterchanged or on a canton gules a lion 's head erased argent ( cox ) 3rd argent an eagle displayed and in chief between two pellets a cross crosslet fitchee sable ( ramsay ) the cross crosslet being adopted in commemoration of a descent through the ramsays from the family of o' donnell . | |
| 320 | irish metropolitan conservative society | 1 | INSTITUTION | he was a leader in the irish metropolitan conservative society in 1836 , the home government association in 1870 , and the home rule league in 1873 . | |
| 321 | involvement | 1 | ACT | this led to his involvement in irish nationalist politics and the foundation of the home rule league . | |
| 322 | age | 1 | PROPERTY | butt received his secondary school education at the royal school in raphoe in the laggan district of east donegal , and at midleton college in county cork , before going to trinity college dublin ( tcd ) , at the age of fifteen , where he was elected a scholar , and president of the ( extern ) | |
| 323 | professions | 1 | ACTIVITY | in may 2010 the church of ireland ( anglican ) parishes of stranorlar , meenglass and kilteevogue instigated an annual memorial service and lecture in butt 's honour , inviting members of the professions of law , politics and journalism to reflect aspects of his life . | |
| 324 | arms caption | 1 | CONDITION | arms caption : | |
| 325 | background | 1 | PERSON | the eponymous protagonist , john o' rooney hogan , shares some traits and background of john o' connor power . * butt briefly appears in harry harrison 's alternate history novels stars and stripes trilogy . | |
| 326 | rebutter | 1 | UNKNOWN | the novel hogan mp by may laffan hartley features a hostile portrait of butt as " mr . rebutter " . | |
| 327 | cycle | 1 | UNKNOWN | the failed fenian rising in 1867 strengthened butt 's belief that a federal system was the only way to break the dreary cycle of inefficient administration punctuated by incompetent uprisings . | |
| 328 | charles stewart parnell | 1 | PERSON | in the meantime charles stewart parnell had joined the league , with more radical ideas than most of the incumbent home rulers , and was elected to parliament in a by-election in county meath in 1875 . | |
| 329 | john butler yeats leader | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 330 | economist | 1 | PERSON | alma mater trinity college dublin occupation professor , lawyer , politician , and queen 's counsel isaac butt qc mp ( 6 september 1813 - 5 may 1879 ) was an irish barrister , editor , politician , member of parliament in the house of commons of the united kingdom , economist and the founder and first leader of a number of irish nationalist parties and organisations . |
| CategorÃa | Objetos |
| PERSON |
alma mater trinity college dublin occupation professor argent arms background barrister barrister isaac butt qc mp isaac butt barry o'brien bars boy butt campaign catholic bishop charles stewart parnell chief children chris mcgimpsey church constituency counsel isaac butt qc mp county cork county donegal county meath cox cross crosslet fitchee sable cue daniel fitzgerald gabbett richard o' shaughnessy member defence descent eagle east donegal economist edward thomas o' dwyer father favour finn valley founder francis william russell george gavin george gavin harry harrison headand mane indian princes irish conservative party irish members irish parliamentary party isaac butt notes joe mulholland john butler yeats john butler yeats leader john o' rooney hogan joseph biggar joseph gillis biggar joseph neale mckenna personal details july butt law lawyer leader leaders liberal life butt lume man may laffan hartley meantime charles stewart parnell mechanism butt member men nationalist john dillon nationalist leader daniel o'connell nationalist politician neighbour novel hogan mp november butt o' donnell p. f. johnson parnell poet politician portrait president prisoners prof. brian walker protagonist queen ramsay release richard o' shaughnessy scholar senator david norris sir john bernard burke son thomas chisholm anstey trefoil vert trinity trinity college dublin ulster king unionist whately professor william shaw william shaw member women yeats |
| PLACE |
afghanistan bar belfast home ruler canton distance west district dublin dublin university magazine east glenfin great britain gulf harwich home rulers house ireland ireland cemetery ireland political party home rule league ireland rector limerick lion lozenges office parishes province rulers state concepts town ulster ulster times newspaper union united kingdom westminster world |
| ACT |
act administration amnesty aspects commemoration contributions distribution aspects havoc ideas interests involvement lecture memorial nationalist politics obstruction politics protection repeal resource mobilisation revolt ricardian theories stroke support uprisings |
| INSTITUTION |
affiliations home government association amnesty association association college historical society dublin corporation fenians society home government association irish home government association irish metropolitan conservative society memorial service midleton college royal school trinity college |
| PERIOD |
august december february hours june may office november september time week year years |
| EVENT |
affairs attacks british context court discussion foundation journalism life links traits war |
| PROCESS |
by election degree election nationalism romances school education sense |
| GROUP |
control home rule league league nationalist parties party pressure group |
| STATE |
british empire corner loyalty members opposition |
| ACTIVITY |
employment meeting meetings professions things |
| HUMAN GROUP |
family parliament people ulster protestant family |
| AMOUNT |
demand estimation neck opinion |
| PROPERTY |
age fixity health property |
| NUMBER |
career number pellets turn |
| BODY |
body literature wreath |
| SYSTEM |
bills economy system |
| ABSTRACT ENTITY |
belief coat hostility |
| RULE |
home rule obstructionism self rule |
| ORGANISATION |
organisation organisations |
| ENTITY |
history novels stars thing |
| SEQUENCE |
biography tactic |
| RESULT |
feathers grave |
| ARTIFACT |
concessions sundry |
| STATEMENT |
representation scandal |
| MONEY |
debts money |
| SET |
stripes trilogy unionism |
| DEFICIENCY |
deficiencies great famine |
| FUNCTION |
friends |
| CONDITION |
arms caption |
| PARTICLE |
lifestyle |
| POSITION |
position |
| INSTANCE |
ambiguities |
| LAND |
land |
| USE |
use |
| POWER |
john o' connor power |
| CAUSE |
downfall |
| COGNITIVE STATE |
experiences |
| ROLE |
role |
| ELEMENT |
influence |
| STUDY |
case |
| ACTION |
escutcheon quarterly |
| NAME |
name |
| RELATIONSHIP |
friendship |
| MEASURE |
chevron |
| ABILITY |
productivity |
| IMAGE |
tenant farmers |
| DIGNITY |
dignity |
| STATUS |
tenure |
| CONCEPT |
speakers |
| QUALITY |
exceptionalism |
| PROGRAM |
editor |
| QUANTITY |
journal |
| VALUE |
limitations |
| TREE |
tree |
| TRAIN |
train |
| HEAD |
head |
| HORSE |
horse |