John O'Hagan
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John O'Hagan was an Irish lawyer and writer.
, graduating in 1842. An advocate of Catholic university education, he contributed to the Dublin Review
(1847) an article which the Catholic Truth Society
of Ireland reprinted under the title "Trinity College No Place for Catholics".
In 1842 he was called to the Bar and joined the Munster Circuit. In 1861 he was appointed a Commissioner of National Education, and in 1865 he became Q.C. The same year he married Frances, daughter of the first Lord O'Hagan.
After Gladstone
had passed his Irish Land Act, he chose O'Hagan as the first judicial head of the Irish Land Commission
, making him for this purpose a judge of Her Majesty's High Court of Justice
.
He was a friend of John Kells Ingram
, an Irish economist, poet and patriot.
in its brilliant youth.
In his last years he published the first English translation of La Chanson de Roland.
Life
He was educated in the day-school of the Jesuit Fathers, Dublin, and in Trinity College, DublinTrinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and...
, graduating in 1842. An advocate of Catholic university education, he contributed to the Dublin Review
Dublin Review
The Dublin Review may mean either of these journals:*Dublin Review , a Catholic publication*The Dublin Review , a literary magazine...
(1847) an article which the Catholic Truth Society
Catholic Truth Society
Catholic Truth Society is a body that prints and publishes Catholic literature, including apologetics but also prayerbooks, spiritual reading, lives of saints and so forth...
of Ireland reprinted under the title "Trinity College No Place for Catholics".
In 1842 he was called to the Bar and joined the Munster Circuit. In 1861 he was appointed a Commissioner of National Education, and in 1865 he became Q.C. The same year he married Frances, daughter of the first Lord O'Hagan.
After Gladstone
William Ewart Gladstone
William Ewart Gladstone FRS FSS was a British Liberal statesman. In a career lasting over sixty years, he served as Prime Minister four separate times , more than any other person. Gladstone was also Britain's oldest Prime Minister, 84 years old when he resigned for the last time...
had passed his Irish Land Act, he chose O'Hagan as the first judicial head of the Irish Land Commission
Irish Land Commission
The Irish Land Commission was created in 1881 as a rent fixing commission by the Land Law Act 1881, also known as the second Irish Land Act...
, making him for this purpose a judge of Her Majesty's High Court of Justice
High Court of Justice
The High Court of Justice is, together with the Court of Appeal and the Crown Court, one of the Senior Courts of England and Wales...
.
He was a friend of John Kells Ingram
John Kells Ingram
John Kells Ingram was an economist, Irish patriot and poet.-Academic contributions:Ingram was remarkable for his versatility....
, an Irish economist, poet and patriot.
Works
He was an earnest Catholic, as is shown in many of his writings, such as "The Children's Ballad Rosary". His poems, "Dear Land", "Ourselves Alone", etc., were among the most effective features of The NationThe Nation (Irish newspaper)
The Nation was an Irish nationalist weekly newspaper, published in the 19th century. The Nation was printed first at 12 Trinity Street, Dublin, on 15 October 1842, until 6 January 1844...
in its brilliant youth.
In his last years he published the first English translation of La Chanson de Roland.