The Phoenix Park Murders II - The Manhunt

Irish History Podcast

Fin Dwyer

Ireland, Irish History, Norman Invasion, Great Hunger, Vikings, Interviews, History, War Of Independence, Great Famine

4.7 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2016

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

The Phoenix Park Murders are one of the most famous assassinations in Irish History. On May 6th 1882 Lord Frederick Cavendish and Thomas Henry Burke were killed in brutal circumstances in the Phoenix Park. The full story is covered in Part I.

This episode follows the manhunt for the assassins. While the police quickly identified the likely suspects, they had almost no evidence to make arrests.

This lead to a fascinating and relentless pursuit for evidence through victorian Dublin, while the assassins prepared to carry out more attacks.

The show concludes with the trials and one of the most notorious informers in Irish history.

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0:27.6	Hi folks before we begin today's show, I just want to thank everyone who has supported my crowdfunding campaign to make that series on The Great Famine through 2017.
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1:33.7	forward slash Irish podcast. Now let's get into today's show
1:38.2	The Phoenix Park Murders Part 2
1:40.9	The Man Hunt.
1:42.8	Part 1 of this series on the Phoenix Park murders looked at the assassination of Lord
1:47.5	Frederick Cavendish and Thomas Henry Burke on May the 6th, 1882 as they walked through the Phoenix Park.
1:54.2	In the aftermath, while the murder stunned and shocked in equal measure, detectives in Dublin
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