Deasy/O’Donovan Political Machine:
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Election Address of Rickard Deasy, of Clonakilty Brewing Family, 1854, Later elected MP and Attorney General for Ireland and Judge, with a Listing of his election Committee,
Deasy was part of a network of wealthy Catholic Landowners and Professionals an Liberal Protestants. In is case there were many bonds of family by marriage, his sister was married to Doctor Daniel O’Donovan of Norton Cottage, Skibbereen a brother of his agent Timothy O’Donovan of O’Donovan’s Cove in Durrus. He was also related by marriage to the Protestant Clerkes of Skibbereen Liberal Protestants.
This is the address of Rickard Deasy Queen’s Counsel to the electors in April 1885 and it is as follows: –
To the Independent Electors of the County of Cork, Gentlemen:
Your late representative having received from her Majesty the manifestations of royal favour to which his long service as member of your important County…
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