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Mamean?

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  • 12-06-2011 11:14pm
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    ultain
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    Trying to research the history of this area...Apparently the English hung people there, any info would be appreciated...


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    conamara
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    Do you mean the Maamtrasna Murders?

    http://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/21496


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    ultain
    Registered Users Posts: 765 ✭✭✭ultain


    connemara wrote: »
    Do you mean the Maamtrasna Murders?
    I think so..we heard about the murders from a friend, but she was fairly vague on details & location......Maamtrasna murders, chilling stuff. Great there is such a detailed record of the case.


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    tinofapples
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    Myself and a few friends camped close to the house when we were younger. Didn't know anything about it until my Aunts hubbie mentioned while he drove us past it !!


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    JimiWonderDoor 92
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    MaamTrasna Murders - There's loads of info on the web and there was a doc on RTE last year.

    I take great interest in it because my family's from round there.

    The basic story is that it's the 1880s or so, British police regularly patrolling the area, but there are also dissenting rebels.

    The Brits used informers to suss things out and basically people who were suspected to be spies were murdered by fellow Irish.

    It genuinely is taboo to talk about it around there, and families in that area wouldn't trade cattle, intermarry because of this.

    You should get the book on it.

    As for Mamean - basically St. Patrick slept there back in the day, then in 80s a helicopter brought in some materials and the locals built a church. Its a really nice place when you get there. Even if areligious it is an experience to trek all the way to the church - they do it every year (well a lot of the locals).


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