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The idea of slavery is of course inextricably linked to the idea of race, especially in the U.S.\nBut when it comes to Ireland, the story of Irish involvement in the anti-slavery movement is embodied by the relationship between Daniel O\u2019Connell and a man whose name you\u2019ve probably heard: Frederick Douglass.\nIn fact, such was their relationship that it was even recalled by Barack Obama during his speech at College Green in Dublin in 2011.\nYet the story of Ireland\u2019s opposition to slavery neither began nor ended with O\u2019Connell, and many of the key names are totally forgotten.\nDonal Fallon joins Gavan for another episode of Hidden Histories to discuss.\nListen and subscribe to\xa0On The Record with Gavan Reilly\xa0on\xa0Apple Podcasts,\xa0Google Podcasts\xa0and\xa0Spotify.\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\nDownload, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\nYou can also listen to Newstalk live on\xa0newstalk.com\xa0or on Alexa, by\xa0adding the Newstalk skill\xa0and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.