hiː kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd ɪɾ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː tə lˈɪŋk ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ pˈʌblɪk ˈɪntɹɛst ɪn pˈɑːlətˌɪks ænd ˈaɪɹɪʃ nˈæʃənəlˌɪzəm wɪð ɐ kˈæθlɪk ɐdʒˈɛndə.
He created it in 1872 to link growing public interest in politics and Irish nationalism with a Catholic agenda.