special thanks to Lord Mayor Colm Kelleher, Deputy Lord Mayor Mary Rose Desmond & Douglassonians from Cork, Ireland for visiting Capitol Hill & Old Anacostia (photos)

With a temperamental sky above, yesterday a delegation of Douglassonians from Cork, Ireland walked over brick sidewalks and stepped over blue stone curbs following in the historic pathways of Frederick Douglass from Capitol Hill to Old Anacostia

During the abridged walking tours of Capitol Hill and Historic Anacostia new historical research on the connections, associations and relationships of Frederick Douglass and the Irish community of Washington City was shared and discussed.

Of special note, the owner of 318 A Street NE kindly welcomed the delegation of a half-dozen into his private home, adorned with a painting and quotes of Frederick Douglass. In Old Anacostia the Lord Mayor of Cork visited the oldest corner store in the city.

All in all it was a wonderful afternoon of historic fellowship summoning the historic spirit of friendly sentiment and hospitality between Frederick Douglass and Ireland.

Special thanks to Deputy Lord Mayor Mary Rose Desmond, Cork City Councilmember Derry Canty, Kristin Leary and Alma Murnane.

JM / LHA

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Lord Mayor of Cork, Ireland is kindly welcomed into the interior of the former Frederick Douglass family home at 318 A Street NE.

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Lord Mayor of Cork, Ireland stops by the oldest corner store in Old Anacostia to support local business.

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An international Douglassonian delegation from Cork, Ireland walks in Lincoln Park (Emancipation Park) in Washington, D.C.