Talk:Patrick D'Arcy

Pre-Celtic origins
I've edited down the following, as the reference to a pre-Celtic people is unsourced and looks like some highly speculative wishful thinking to explain away more modest origins:

"Ó Dorchaidhe was said to be a member of a lowly family descended from the Partraige Cera of Lough Carra, in what is now County Mayo. The Partraige are not featured in any Irish annal or chronicle, and may have been a remnant of a Pre-Celtic people. The only record of them in Gaelic sources is a brief note stating that the Uí Dorchaidhe was chieftain of the Partraige, while their king was the Ó Goirmiallaigh." Smd49 (talk) 21:59, 3 November 2018 (UTC)

Molyneaux?
The Argument section reads: ''During a conference held in the dining-room of Dublin Castle on 9 June 1641, Darcy delivered his famous Argument. Published in 1643 and reprinted in 1764, it was the first forceful and detailed statement of the rule of law in Ireland, articulating an effective constitutional position for her as England's colonial country. He is quoted arguing to William Molyneux that "no parliament but an Irish one can properly legislate for Ireland", which is the central summation of his work.''

Molyneaux wasn't alive in 1641, so it must have been someone else. Any ideas?.78.17.5.126 (talk) 23:20, 16 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Good call. Maybe the intended meaning was that Darcy's thesis anticipated Molyneux's? Q·L·1968 ☿ 00:54, 1 February 2017 (UTC)