Daniel O'Connell: He freed Catholics and without any killing

Ahead of a two-part RTÉ series on Daniel O’Connell, who was known as The Liberator after emancipation in 1829, historian Ryle Dwyer looks at the life of our forgotten ‘king’.

Daniel O'Connell: He freed Catholics and without any killing
Thu, 22 Aug, 2019 - 01:00

By Ryle Dwyer

Ahead of a two-part RTÉ series on Daniel O’Connell, who was known as The Liberator after emancipation in 1829, historian Ryle Dwyer looks at the life of our forgotten ‘king’.

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