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Tourists will be treated to a taste of the actual residence of one of the most famous figures ever to be known in the soils of Ireland. The Derrynane House is home to one of Ireland’s leading historical figures, Daniel O’Connell. Known as the Great Liberator in Ireland, this person has a vast array of qualifications during his lifetime. A politician, statesman and civil rights activist in his prime, this individual was known to come to his own as a Barrister, defending the rights of the Catholics, an issue that barred him from getting a seat in Parliament. This issue was later on settled thanks to the Catholic Emancipation Act in 1829 which earned him the tag of Great Liberator. Despite these colorful events in his lifetime, he died without a child in 1825 and from thereon, the estate was left to the responsibility of his descendants. This estate was officially opened as a museum in 1967, loaded with family portraits, literary writings and many items related to Mr. O’Connell. People, who have access to their rented cars from carhire, can reach the destination 3.5 km from Caherdaniel, Kerry. Once they have found and settled going into this estate, such enhancements will provide them the needed evidences of the life of one of Ireland’s historical figures ever to come out of Irish soil. It is not everyday that people get this type of opportunity, getting first hand access to the actual residences of local history figures. Actually, this provides a better way for them to be able to catch up on their history of the country, some information which is not in depth when most of them took up their world history in their early teens. Good deals indeed for the more interested people who value history and at the same time want to get their money’s worth.