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 | | Charles Stuart Parnell was born at Avondale, County Wicklow, a gracious Georgian mansion, and, although a Protestant, advocated home rule for Ireland, becoming MP for Meath in 1875. |
 | | But he was such an important figure in Irish politics, Gladstone had him released to help in the fight for home rule. |
 | | In 1886, with the help of Parnell, Gladstone introduced an Irish Home Rule Bill, and although Parnell made strenuous efforts to keep the Irish party united, the vote was split and the bill defeated. |
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