Daniel O'Connell and the Monster Meetings for Repeal

In the 1840s, Ireland saw a mass political movement unlike anything before. Daniel O'Connell, the Liberator, organised a series of 'Monster Meetings' — peaceful gatherings of hundreds of thousands of people demanding the repeal of the Act of Union. This episode follows the rise of the Repeal Association, the soaring rhetoric at the Hill of Tara and Clontarf, and the moment it all came crashing down. We explore O'Connell's tactics, the tension with Young Ireland, the British government's ban at Clontarf, and the legacy of constitutional nationalism. Names like O'Connell, Thomas Davis, and the Duke of Wellington appear. A story of hope, division, and the limits of peaceful protest. #DanielOConnell #RepealAssociation #MonsterMeetings #HillOfTara #Clontarf #ActOfUnion #YoungIreland #TheLiberator #CatholicEmancipation #19thCenturyIreland #ConstitutionalNationalism #ThomasDavis #DukeOfWellington #Peel #IrishHistory #History #FexingoHistory #Europe Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo