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Parnell, Charles Stewart (sh)




born June 27, 1846, Avondale, County Wicklow, Ire.
died Oct. 6, 1891, Brighton, Sussex, Eng.

Irish nationalist leader.

After an Education at the University of Cambridge, he returned to Ireland and served in the British Parliament (1875-91), introducing obstructionist legislative tactics to call attention to Ireland's needs. In 1877 he became president of the Home Rule Confederation. He was jailed for making violent speeches against the new land act (1881-82), then released to curb an increase in terrorist acts. Reaction against the Phoenix Park murders enabled him to unite factions in Ireland to win support for parliamentary measures, such as William E. Gladstone's Home Rule proposals. He remained popular in Ireland until he was named in the Divorce suit of his mistress, Katherine O'Shea (1890).


stamen (sh)




Male reproductive part of a flower.

Stamens produce pollen in terminal saclike structures called anthers. The number of stamens is usually the same as the number of petals. Stamens usually consist of a long slender stalk, the filament, with the anthers at the tip. Some stamens are similar to leaves, with the anthers at or near the margins. Small secretory structures called nectaries are often found at the base of the stamens and provide Food rewards for insect and bird pollinators (see pollination). See also pistil.