 19:56, Saturday, November 21, 2009 (in Ireland)
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Statue of O'Connell
This statue is of Daniel O'Connell (featured on the old £20 note), politician, patriot, and champion of the temperance movement. He gained the right for Irish Catholic to enter parliament in London in 1829 (Ireland was then ruled by the England) and later campaigned peacefully for the repeal of the Act of Union of 1801 (when Ireland became officially part of the UK) but was forced to stop by the English armies who threatened his large meetings (1 million+) with cannons (Ireland became a republic in 1919). Look closely and you should see bullet holes from the battles of 1916-'21. | |||
