yle ▁earned ▁respect ▁nation wide ▁for ▁his ▁po lem ics ▁in ▁further ance ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic ▁position ▁in ▁both ▁Irish ▁and ▁British ▁society , ▁and ▁in ▁supporting ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Association . ▁His ▁books ▁on ▁past oral , ▁political , ▁educational ▁and ▁inter - den omin ational ▁matters ▁provide ▁a ▁rich ▁source ▁of ▁material ▁for ▁social ▁and ▁religious ▁histor ians ▁( see ▁below ). ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁close ▁al ly ▁of ▁Daniel ▁O ' Con nell ▁in ▁the ▁political ▁campaign ▁for ▁Catholic ▁E man cip ation ▁which ▁was ▁finally ▁passed ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 9 ▁by ▁the ▁Well ington ▁government . ▁ ▁Tit he ▁War ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 0 , ▁the ▁new ▁tit he - pro ctor ▁of ▁Gra igue ▁( a ▁parish ▁of ▁ 4 , 7 7 9 ▁C athol ics ▁and ▁ 6 3 ▁Protest ants ) ▁decided ▁to ▁break ▁with ▁the ▁tradition ▁of ▁his ▁prede cess or ▁and ▁to ▁en force ▁se iz ure ▁orders ▁for ▁the ▁collection ▁of ▁ar re ars ▁of ▁T ith es . ▁T ith es ▁provided ▁financial ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁established ▁Ang lic an ▁Church ▁of ▁Ireland . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁re cal cit rant ▁C athol ics ▁had ▁habit ually ▁transferred ▁ownership ▁of ▁their ▁liv est ock ▁to ▁Do yle ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁avoid ▁se iz ure ▁at ▁the ▁town ▁fair . ▁The ▁new ▁pro ctor ▁requested ▁their ▁priest ' s ▁co operation ▁in ▁hand ing ▁over ▁the ▁assets . ▁Do yle ▁refused , ▁and ▁the ▁pro ctor