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Parnell Grit
Parnell may refer to: People Surname *Anna Catherine Parnell (1852–1911), Irish nationalist *Archie Parnell, American political candidate *Arthur Parnell (died 1935), British Anglican priest *Babe Parnell (1901–1982), American football player *Bobby Parnell (born 1984), American baseball pitcher *Charles Stewart Parnell (1846–1891), Irish politician *Charles Parnell (actor), American actor *Chris Parnell (born 1967), American actor and comedian *Clare Parnell (born 1970), British astrophysicist and applied mathematician *Edward Parnell (politician) (1859–1922), Mayor of Winnipeg, Canada *Edward Parnell (sport shooter) (1875–1941), British Olympic sport shooter *Emory Parnell (1892–1979), American vaudevillian and actor *Fanny Parnell (1848-1882), Irish poet and nationalist *Harvey Parnell (1880–1936), American politician, governor of Arkansas *Henry Parnell (1776–1842), Irish writer and Whig politician *Kenneth Eugene Parnell (1931-2008), American kidnapper and child ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Catherine Parnell
Anna Catherine Parnell (13 May 1852 – 20 September 1911) was an Irish nationalist and younger sister of Irish Nationalist leader, Charles Stewart Parnell. Early life Anna was born Catherine Maria Anna Mercer Parnell at Avondale House in Rathdrum, County Wicklow, Ireland on 13 May 1852. The tenth of eleven children of John Henry Parnell, a landlord and Delia Tudor Stewart Parnell, an Irish-American and the daughter of Admiral Charles Stewart (1778–1869) of the US Navy. She had very little formal education as a child but the family had an extensive library which she was encouraged to read by her mother. After her father died in 1859 Anna moved with the family to Dublin. Delia Parnell was an active socialite while in Dublin and exposed her children to a wide variety of political views. Anna wrote poetry and painted. In 1865 the family moved to Paris but Anna felt stifled by upper class society rules imposed upon her. She was in Paris when the Franco-Prussian War broke out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
