Maurice Richard Leyne (1820-1854) was an Irish nationalist, repeal agitator and member of

Young Ireland Young Ireland ( ga, Éire Óg, ) was a political movement, political and cultural movement, cultural movement in the 1840s committed to an all-Ireland struggle for independence and democratic reform. Grouped around the Dublin weekly ''The Nati ...

. He was born in 1820 the grand-nephew of

Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell (I) ( ga, Dónall Ó Conaill; 6 August 1775 – 15 May 1847), hailed in his time as The Liberator, was the acknowledged political leader of Ireland's Roman Catholic majority in the first half of the 19th century. His mobilizat ...

and only member of the family to align themselves with the Young Ireland movement. He was an editor of ''

The Nation ''The Nation'' is an American liberal biweekly magazine that covers political and cultural news, opinion, and analysis. It was founded on July 6, 1865, as a successor to William Lloyd Garrison's '' The Liberator'', an abolitionist newspaper tha ...

'' on its re-launch in 1849 along with

Charles Gavan Duffy Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, KCMG, PC (12 April 1816 – 9 February 1903), was an Irish poet and journalist (editor of ''The Nation''), Young Irelander and tenant-rights activist. After emigrating to Australia in 1856 he entered the politics of ...

, in 1854, Leyne had previously contributed content to the paper in its earlier guise. Leyne left ''The Nation'' and moved to

Thurles Thurles (; ''Durlas Éile'') is a town in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is located in the civil parish of the same name in the barony of Eliogarty and in the ecclesiastical parish of Thurles (Roman Catholic parish), Thurles. The cathedral ch ...

to become editor of the '' Tipperary Leader'' newspaper. He participated in the Rebellion of 1848 and was arrested for treason along with other Young Ireland Leaders - William Smith O'Brien, Francis Meagher, Terence McManus, Patrick O'Donoghue. Leyne was never tried, but served a long time in prison He was educated at

St. Patrick's College, Carlow 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, and ...

, along with another ''Young Irelander''

James Fintan Lalor James Fintan Lalor (in Irish, Séamas Fionntán Ó Leathlobhair) (10 March 1809 – 27 December 1849) was an Irish revolutionary, journalist, and “one of the most powerful writers of his day.” A leading member of the Irish Confederation (You ...

. Other relatives of Maurice and of Daniel O'Connell taught or were educated at Carlow College. Maurice Leyne died of typhus in 1854,Maurice Leyne
- Thurles Famine Museum in Tipperary Reopens. and is buried in St Mary's Church,

, Co. Tipperary.

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Irish rebels Irish revolutionaries Young Irelanders Alumni of Carlow College 1820 births 1854 deaths {{Ireland-bio-stub