Patrick Cahill LLB (died 1886) was the founder and editor of the ''

Leinster Leader The ''Leinster Leader'' is a newspaper published in Naas, County Kildare, Ireland. Johnston Press bought the Leinster Leader Group in 2005. The Leinster Leader Group, as well as publishing the Naas-based ''Leinster Leader'' also published The ' ...

'' newspaper, a political activist who supported Irish Nationalist causes such as the Land League and Home Rule. He was born in Castletown, County Laois and was educated at

St. Patrick's, Carlow College St Patrick's, Carlow College, is a liberal arts college located in Carlow, Ireland. The college is the second oldest third level institution in Ireland and was founded in 1782 by James Keefe, then Roman Catholic Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, an ...

, where his uncle was the distinguished orator and natural philosopher Dr. Daniel William Cahill. At Carlow he studied for and obtained an LLB from the

University of London The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degree ...

. He founded the ''Leinster Leader'' in 1880 in Naas, Co. Kildare. He was arrested as part of his political activities once in Kilkenny Gaol, later he was jailed in Clonmel under the Coercion Act of 1881. His brother was the Rev. Thomas Cahill, S.J., became president of the Jesuit College in Melbourne, Australia.Daniel and Patrick Cahill
www.irishmidlandsancestry.com.

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1886 deaths People from County Laois Alumni of Carlow College Year of birth missing Irish newspaper editors {{editor-stub