Maolra Seoighe
Maolra Seoighe, taken from prison, 1882.
Maolra Seioghe (English: Myles Joyce), Cappancreha, County Galway, was a Gaeltacht man who was convicted and wrongfully hanged on December 15, 1882. He was found guilty of the Maamtrasna Murders and was sentenced to death. The case was heard in the English language, though Maolra only understood Irish.
References
- Feall Fuilteach - Scéal Mhaolra Seoighe BBC Radio Ulster (Irish)
- http://www.gaelport.com/default.aspx?treeid=163&EventItemID=2000
- http://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/57300/remembering-myles-joyce
- http://archive.org/stream/maamtrasnamassac00harr/maamtrasnamassac00harr_djvu.txt
- http://gaeilge2013.ie/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Clár-Ócáid-Mhám-Trasna.pdf (Irish)
- http://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/21496
- http://irishcriminology.com/05b.html
- http://www.beo.ie/alt-ceacht-staire-ar-chearta-teanga-dunmharuithe-mham.aspx (Irish)
- Maamtrasna: The Murders and the Mystery - Jarlath Waldron - ISBN 0946130078
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