Sunday, March 16, 2014

The O'Halloran Girls

In County Clare, the disturbances that took place on the Bodyke section of Colonel John O’Callaghan’s estate during the 1880s, culminating in the notorious evictions of June 1887, form one of the most dramatic episodes of the entire Land War in Ireland.
Image:National Library of Ireland.
Lawrence Collection
In 1887 the O'Halloran sisters of Co. Clare repelled English landlords with pots of boiling water. Read Frank O'Halloran's story of his family's eviction.



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2 comments:

  1. xoxoxoBruce6:38 pm

    Looking at the enlarged picture of the O’Halloran sisters...
    Oh lord, the Devils in those eyes. ;o)

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  2. The Nag10:33 pm

    They look capable of doing real damage.

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