Frederick Douglass way in Ireland

American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman Frederick Douglass spent four months in Ireland at the end of 1845 that proved to be, in his own words, ‘transformative’. He reported that for the first time in his life he felt like a man, and not a chattel. Whilst in residence, he became a spokesperson for the abolition movement, but by the time he left the country in early January 1846, he believed that the cause of the slave was the cause of the oppressed everywhere.

—Prof. Christine Kinealy, from her book “Frederick Douglass in Ireland”

Enjoy walking the paths along FREDRICK DOUGLASS WAY that Douglass traveled in 1845 when he made his transformative and historic trip to Ireland. FREDERICK DOUGLASS WAY was created and designed by Christine Kinealy with the asssistance and support of Ireland’s, Department of Foreign Affairs, the African American Irish Diaspora Network and other valued partners.