Murder Will Out - A Land to Die For (Part II)
Irish History Podcast
Fin Dwyer
4.7 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 16 March 2020
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
In the last episode (A Land to Die For Part I) we followed the story of William Sheehan. Raised in a community obsessed with land he had become involved in a violent dispute over his family farm after his eviction in 1882. By late 1883 Sheehan, wanting a fresh start, had emigrated to New Zealand. However he could not escape his violent past. Within months of his arrival news reached New Zealand he was wanted for murder in Ireland
This episode reveals who Sheehan had killed and the sensational trial that followed...
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| 0:00.0 | May I have your attention please you can now book your train tickets on Uber and get |
| 0:08.0 | 10% back in credits to spend on your next Uber ride so you don't have to walk home in the rain again. |
| 0:15.0 | Trains now on Uber. |
| 0:18.0 | T's and C's apply. Check the Uber app. |
| 0:22.0 | The early 1880s were a strange time in Ireland. |
| 0:25.0 | The country was rocked by several notorious killings, |
| 0:29.0 | the Mam Trasna murders of 1882 being the most prominent among them. |
| 0:33.0 | Two years later, Ireland was again shocked by another murder in East Cork, which is the focus of this |
| 0:39.0 | podcast. |
| 0:40.0 | This is the second part of a land to die for which looks at that murder. |
| 0:44.4 | The first installment set the scene introducing William Sheehan and native of Karig Danan |
| 0:49.1 | outside Castletown Roach and Cork, who grew up in an Ireland obsessed with land. |
| 0:54.0 | Now if you haven't heard that show, it's really worth checking that out first. |
| 0:58.0 | In this podcast, I pick up William Sheehan's story in the aftermath of a bitter dispute following his eviction from his family farm. |
| 1:05.0 | He and his wife Mary Ann had emigrated to New Zealand, but his neighbours are about to uncover his dark secret, |
| 1:12.0 | which would lead to a sensational trial. |
| 1:14.3 | Hello and welcome to the Irish history podcast. |
| 1:22.1 | My name is Finn Duwara and this is Murder |
| 1:24.6 | a Land to Diefer part two I will say again it is worth listening to the last |
| 1:30.0 | episode part one of this case first The story will make a lot more sense if you do it that way. |
| 1:36.0 | Now we find ourselves in pretty strange and difficult days. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, unfortunately, I have had to cancel the 10th anniversary of the show, |
| 1:45.0 | but we'll have a proper party when we get through this. |
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