Hidden Histories with Dr Conor Reidy Episode 38

On the eve of the Great Famine in Ireland, a crazed gunman stalked the roads around the beautiful hills of Portroe in North Tipperary. He was armed with a pistol, which he was not afraid to use.

In this month’s Tipperary’s Hidden History we meet the would-be assassin William Fogarty and his victim, Michael McDonald. As was often the case in mid-nineteenth century Ireland, this story has only one ending!”

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