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Ireland in the aftermath of Cromwell - during this period Catholicism and Irish nationalism became inexorably linked and priests were outlawed. The Priest Hunters shines a light on these men who hunted them.
Sean naSagart was an Irishman who had been condemned to death for horse stealing but was reprieved on condition he become a priest hunter. Edward Tyrrell was an English mercenary driven solely by greed. Barry Lowe indulged in such acts as tying a priest behind his horse and dragging him through the brush.
John Garzia, a Jew who had fled the Spanish Inquisition, arrived in Ireland and evidently sought revenge hunting down priests. An incredible account of some of the most hated men in Ireland.
ISBN/EAN | 9781847173119 |
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Author | Colin Murphy |
Publisher | The O'Brien Press |
Publication date | 28 Oct 2013 |
Format | Paperback |
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The Priest Hunters: The True Story of Ireland's Bounty Hunters
An incredible account of some of the most hated men in eighteenth-century Ireland.
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