2 days ago
- Politics
- Irish Independent
Top Irish historian on Daniel O'Connell's legacy and the day he held a monster rally in Wexford
In 1843, 'The Liberator' spoke in front of hundreds of thousands of people in Enniscorthy
Wexford man Dr. Kevin Whelan, Professor of Irish History at the University of Notre Dame in Dublin is one of Ireland's most renowned historians, and a graduate of FCJ Bunclody.
As a historian he says, 'I am a jack of all trades and a master of none', but has a particular interest in 1798, and teachers from O'Connell House, Daniel O'Connell's former home in Merrion Square. Who better to speak about his legacy, a week on from when the state officially marked the 250th anniversary of his birth at Derrynane House.
