17th August 1882, five members of the Joyce family were murdered in Mรกm Trasna, Co. Mayo.
The ensuing prosecution of Maolra Seoighe, an innocent man, is infamous in legal history. Seoighe was executed for the murders as he could not defend himself in an English-speaking court.
The ensuing prosecution of Maolra Seoighe, an innocent man, is infamous in legal history. Seoighe was executed for the murders as he could not defend himself in an English-speaking court.