Daniel O’Connell - ‘The Emancipator’

Heritage

28 May

Over 100 years before Ghandi famously secured Indian independence without violence, Daniel O'Connell pioneered the use of peaceful mass protest to win freedom from oppression for Catholics within the British Empire. A colourful character with a bright blinding talent darkened by his own human failings, discover for yourself the personality behind the man who changed the course of Irelands history in its bid towards freedom.

Visit his home in the beautiful remote setting of Derrynane National Park and take a guided tour of the beautifully restored and preserved house. The Barracks interpretive center in Caherciveen, the town where Daniel was born and raised, is where you can learn more about the uncrowned king of Ireland through interesting interactive displays.