Commemorative jug
Probably made in Ireland; 1847‒50
Lead-glazed earthenware
Inscribed: D. O’Connell MP. Born August -6th- 1775. He died May 15th - 1847
at Genoa
Gift of Barbara P. Katz 2007.0028.001

The inscription on this colorful jug does not include Daniel O’Connell’s first name, but by the time he died, he was renowned in Ireland, England, and the United States. O’Connell (1775-1847) worked first as a lawyer in Dublin but then devoted his career to legislating for rights for Catholics, who were barred from Parliament at that time. After succeeding with the Catholic Emancipation Act of 1829, O’Connell came to be known as the “Great Agitator” and “Irish Liberator.”