The Veiled Woman of Achill: Island Outrage & A Playboy Drama
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Author(s)Patricia Byrne
PublisherCollins Pr
ISBN / ASIN1848891474
ISBN-139781848891470
AvailabilityUsually ships in 1-2 business days
Sales Rank3,770,173
CategoryLiterary Criticism
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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This is the story of an atrocity on Achill Island in the west of Ireland in 1894. An English landowner, Agnes MacDonnell, was brutally attacked and her home - Valley House - burnt. Agnes survived but was so disfigured she wore a veil in public for the rest of her life. The island's wild man, James Lynchehaun, was convicted of the crime and sentenced to life imprisonment. However, he escaped twice and won a groundbreaking legal case in the United States successfully resisting extradition. The crime, the trial and escapes, and the island tensions are unraveled in this gripping account.
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