Case of the Craughwell prisoners during the land war in Co. Galway, 1879-85 : the law must take its course / Pat Finnegan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Finnegan, Pat (Professor)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trials (Murder)--Ireland--History--19th century.

Trials (Murder).

Judicial error--Ireland--History--19th century.

Judicial error.

Prisoners--Ireland--Craughwell.

Prisoners.

Land tenure--Ireland--Craughwell--History--19th century.

Land tenure.

History.

Craughwell (Ireland)--Social conditions--19th century.

Craughwell (Ireland).

Ireland--Craughwell.

Ireland.

Physical Description:

152 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Dublin : Four Courts Press, 2012.

Summary:

In 1881-82, during the Land War, two innocent men--Patrick Finnegan and Constable Michael Muldowney--were convicted of murder based on the perjured testimony of informers, and spent 20 years in jail. The author, a descendent of Patrick Finnegan, draws on primary sources such as court and local government records and newspaper accounts to investigate the trial and the payments received by the informers. He gives details on the prisoners' lives in prison and what they did after their release. The book begins with background on the 'agrarian outrages' of the period. It is illustrated with b&w historical photos and illustrations. Finnegan is professor emeritus at NUI Galway. The book is distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-141) and index.

ISBN:

1846823587

9781846823589

9781846823596

1846823595

OCLC:

801440305