THE annual commemoration of Daniel O Connell, the Liberator, will take place on Sunday at 12 noon at Glasnevin Cemetery.
Along with the representative of the Government, Minister Jimmy Deenihan, the attendance will include the Lord Mayor of Dublin Oisín Quinn, members of the O’Connell family and pupils of the O’Connell Schools.
Daniel O’Connell, a former Lord Mayor of Dublin, who was also elected as an MP for Clare, was the foremost constitutional parliamentarian of his age. His mass peaceful mobilisation of the Irish people into the parliamentary process, resulting in Catholic Emancipation, was a template followed by many in later years. Not alone was he a Liberator to his people, he was a leading figure in the development of democracy and human rights in Europe.
The commemoration marks the 167th anniversary of the death of Daniel O’Connell in Genoa in May 1847. The O’Connell Monument and Round Tower have been refurbished in recent years as part of the continuing restoration and refurbishment of Glasnevin Cemetery.
The Cemetery will be open to the public from 10.00am to 6.00pm. Those interested in attending the commemoration are asked to be in attendance not later than 12.00 noon.
A native of Ennis, Colin McGann has been editor of The Clare Champion since August 2020. Former editor of The Clare People, he is a journalism and communications graduate of Dublin Institute of Technology.