The Life and Times of Justice Daniel Cohalan
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The Life and Times of Justice Daniel Cohalan
Daniel Cohalan (1865-1946) played a crucial role in mobilising Irish-American support for Ireland's struggle for independence between 1916-21. He is best remembered for his bitter feud with Éamon de Valera during the latter's mission to the United States in 1919-20. Cohalan spent many summers with his family in Glandore in Cork where visitors included Pádraig Pearse and Douglas Hyde. Cohalan stayed in the Royal Marine Hotel in 1923 where he met and corresponded with Free State President of the Executive Council, William T. Cosgrave, Richard Mulcahy and Joe McGrath. In partnership with St. Joseph's College, Long Island New York and the Gardiner Foundation.
The exhibition was launched on 6 November 2019 in dlr LexIcon by Irish journalist, author and RTÉ presenter David McCullagh and Justice Peter Fox Cohalan, great-nephew of Daniel Cohalan.
Curated by Dr Michael Doorley, author of Justice Daniel Cohalan 1865-1946: American patriot and Irish-American nationalist (Cork University Press, 2019)