HeyJaredObscure Ireland With Peter
Exploring the rich history, forgotten stories, curious characters and historic murders of Dublin City and Ireland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Hanged in Carlow: The Story of Lucinda Sly (opens the original)
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At 2:25pm on the 30th March 1835 Lucinda Sly, a 57 year old Carlow woman was taken from her cell in the county gaol to begin the short walk to the gallows that awaited outside. As the executioner placed a noose around her neck and she took her final glance of this mortal realm the events of the previous months that led to this terrifying moment raced through her mind. She thought of her young lover, John Dempsey whose feet she could hear shuffling behind as he too felt the hangman’s rope tighten
The Murder of Honor Bright (opens the original)
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This is the sad story of the murder of a young woman known as Honour Bright whose body was discovered on a quiet road in South Dublin in 1925. Join me as I uncover the story of her early life, her true identity and the dramatic trial that saw two seemingly respectable men accused of her murder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mass Murder in Malahide | 6 Victims Killed by One Man (opens the original)
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The Largest Mass Murder in Irish History & The Hanging of Henry McCabe | Malahide, Dublin 1926. In March 1926 the largest mass murder (excluding political violence) in the history of The Irish State was discovered at a house named La Mancha in Dublin. Six victims were found, some with brutal head wounds while others were burnt almost beyond recognition by a fire that was set to cover up the crime. Four members of the McDonnell Family and two of their servants laid side by side on the lawn as the
Dublin's Darkest Secret | The Notorious Nurse Cadden | Murder and Scandal in 1950s Dublin (opens the original)
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At 6:30am on the morning of the 18th April 1956 a milkman named Patrick Rigney made a shocking discovery on the steps leading to the basement of a Georgian town house on Dublin’s Hume Street. Before him lay the body of 33 year old Helen O’Reilly, her legs bound together and a silk stocking tied tightly around her neck. As Rigney tried to make sense of what he was seeing he was startled by a noise that seemed to emanate from the basement below. Fearfully he peered over the wrought iron railings w
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