An Argument on Behalf of the Catholics of Ireland

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*An Argument on Behalf of the Catholics of Ireland* is a political pamphlet by Irish revolutionary Theobald Wolfe Tone advocating for civil rights and emancipation for Ireland’s Catholic population in the late 18th century.

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instanceOf political pamphlet
written work
advocatesFor emancipation of Ireland’s Catholic population
removal of civil disabilities on Catholics in Ireland
aimsTo argue for equal political rights for Catholics
influence Irish and British public opinion on Catholic rights
associatedMovement Catholic emancipation movement in Ireland NERFINISHED
Irish republicanism
associatedWith Irish revolutionary politics
Theobald Wolfe Tone’s early political career
author Theobald Wolfe Tone NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Ireland
genre pamphlet literature
political writing
hasAuthorCitizenship Kingdom of Ireland NERFINISHED
hasAuthorOccupation Irish revolutionary
political activist
historicalPeriod pre-Act of Union Ireland
language English
mainSubject Catholic emancipation in Ireland
civil rights for Irish Catholics
opposes legal discrimination against Catholics in Ireland
politicalContext British rule in Ireland
politicalPosition pro-Catholic civil equality
publicationPeriod late 18th century

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Theobald Wolfe Tone notableWork An Argument on Behalf of the Catholics of Ireland