Charles Stewart Parnell
/ˌtʃɑːlz ˌstjuːət pɑːˈnel/, /ˌtʃɑːlz ˌstjuːət ˈpɑːnl/
/ˌtʃɑːrlz ˌstuːərt pɑːrˈnel/, /ˌtʃɑːrlz ˌstuːərt ˈpɑːrnl/
- (1846-91) an Irish politician who led the campaign for Home Rule in Ireland from 1877 to 1890. He then suddenly lost all his public support because it was revealed that he had been having a sexual relationship with another man's wife for ten years. He was known by his supporters as 'the uncrowned king of Ireland'. Parnell is often mentioned in the books of James Joyce, who admired him greatly.