De Gaulle in Sneem: What attracted a French president to Kerry?

The just-resigned French president had wanted to visit the home of Daniel O’Connell since a young child.

French president Charles de Gaulle (L) speaks with President Eamon de Valera June 18, 1969, during his visit to Ireland. Picture: AFP via Getty Images

A TG4 documentary on the surprise arrival by the just-resigned French president to Ireland 51 years ago reveals how it was more than the tranquil scenery that sparked the choice of location.

Much of De Gaulle in Eirinn focuses on the two weeks Charles De Gaulle and his wife Yvonne spent in Sneem, Co Kerry.