Today I met Padraig Daly, great-grandnephew of James Daly (1838-1911). James Daly was owner and editor of the Connaught Telegraph and a leading figure in the tenant-rights movement. Daly gave significant support to O’Connor Power’s campaign in the 1874 Mayo election. In April 1879, he organised the Irishtown meeting, which launched the Land War. In the hotly contested 1880 election he supported O’Connor Power.
A founding member of the United Irish League, Daly was elected President of the Connacht ’98 Council