Daniel O'Connell, the Liberator of Ireland, expressed his wishes on his deathbed regarding the disposal of his body, heart, and soul. Commemorations for his 250th anniversary sparked interest in locating his missing heart, which disappeared in 1927 from the Irish College in Rome. His descendant, Maurice O'Connell, emphasized the need for renewed efforts to find the heart, suggesting it should be laid to rest on Abbey Island. O'Connell is celebrated as a pivotal figure in Irish nationalism and civil rights movements, yet the location of his heart remains a mystery.
After his death in 1847, O'Connell's heart was sent to Rome and kept as a prized relic in the Irish College at St Agata dei Goti, but authorities discovered it was gone in 1927.
Maurice O'Connell stated, "It's a travesty if it was just left like that... if you're not going to search now, you're never going to do it, so at least there's some impetus behind it."
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