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April 8, 2024 32 mins

Over the next two episodes Rab and Kerry will be taking a look at a horrific mass murder that took place on the Mary Russell, an Irish cargo ship, in 1828.

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Music: Achaidh Cheide by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

 

Primary Source

The ship of seven murders: the tragic voyage of the Mary Russell, written by Alannah Hopkin and Kathy Bunney.

Secondary Sources

Clare People: Daniel O'Connell (1775-1847) (clarelibrary.ie)

The 1798 Rebellion – a brief overview – The Irish Story

Cobh - Wikipedia

Cork Harbour - Wikipedia

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