Quoted in Speake, Jennifer; Simpson, J. A. (2015). The Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs. Oxford University Press. p. 92. ISBN 9780198734901.
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "England's difficulty is Ireland's opportunity" in the context of "Quoted in Speake, Jennifer; Simpson, J. A. (2015). The Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs. Oxford University Press. p. 92. ISBN 9780198734901." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Daniel O'Connell
Daniel O'Connell (Irish language: Dónal Ó Conaill; 6 August 1775 – 15 May 1847), hailed in his time as The Liberator, was a political leader of Ireland's Roman Catholic majority in the first half of the 19th century. His mobilisation of Catholic Ireland through to the poorest class of tenant farmer helped secure Catholic emancipation in 1829 and allowed him to take his seat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom after he was elected a second time.
About Daniel O'Connell
Daniel O'Connell (Irish language: Dónal Ó Conaill; 6 August 1775 – 15 May 1847), hailed in his time as The Liberator, was a political leader of Ireland's Roman Catholic majority in the first half of the 19th century. His mobilisation of Catholic Ireland through to the poorest class of tenant farmer helped secure Catholic emancipation in 1829 and allowed him to take his seat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom after he was elected a second time.
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