Hanging Crimes: When Ireland Used the Gallows - Softcover
From a time when the ultimate punishment in criminal cases in Ireland was the gallows, Hanging Crimes brings us ten spellbinding stories of rape, murder, love and betrayal from around the country. In all of these stories the murder or rape shook the entire community, exposing fears, disloyalties, treachery and often, an appetite for vengeance. The authors of these pieces have trawled through the archives to bring alive these crimes, the resulting courtcases and the final dispensation of justice.
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Frank Sweeney was born in 1941 and has spent much of his life as a primary and secondary teacher in Dublin. A BA graduate of UCD, and MA graduate of NUI Maynooth, he is now completing his PhD. His first book, The Murder of Connell Boyle, was published by Four Courts Press in 2002, and is now on the compulsory reading list for students at NUI Maynooth.
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- PublisherMercier Press
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 1856354628
- ISBN 13 9781856354622
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages290
- EditorSweeney Frank
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Book Description Softcover / Paperback. Condition: Fine. First edition. Softcover. From a time when the ultimate punishment in criminal cases in Ireland was the gallows, the editor recounts 10 spellbinding stories of rape, murder, love and betrayal from around the country. In all these stories the murder or rape shook the entire community, exposing fears, disloyalties, treachery and, often, an appetite for vengeance. The authors of these pieces have trawled through the archives to bring alive these crimes, the resulting courtcases and the final dispensation of justice. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfrd Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. with no creasing to covers. Seller Inventory # 12356
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