Monday, November 26, 2012

The cross at Galway Cathedral marking the spot where Myles Joyce, and all the victims of the Galway hangman, lies buried.

130 years ago this month, the rural village on the Mayo/Galway border was rocked when a family was slaughtered in their own home. Myles Joyce was wrongly accused of his murder and sentenced to death. Next month, he will be recalled at a commemorative event in Galway. See this week’s Western People for the full shocking story and the new campaign to clear the name of an innocent man.

 

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