Daniel O’Connell deserves British honour, Mary McAleese says
Former president wants Houses of Parliament to mark Irish politician’s legacies
Former president Dr Mary McAleese has called for leading 19th-century Irish politician Daniel O’Connell to be honoured at the British Houses of Parliament. File photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire
Former president Dr Mary McAleese has called for leading 19th-century Irish politician Daniel O’Connell to be honoured at the British Houses of Parliament for his role in campaigning for egalitarianism and religious tolerance.
Speaking at the Daniel O’Connell Summer School in Cahersiveen in Co Kerry, Dr McAleese said that O’Connell had left many legacies, including his involvement in the campaign for the abolition of slavery.