The Donnelly Album - Lucan, Ontario
N 43° 14.026 W 081° 22.900
17T E 469009 N 4786845
In February 1880, five members of the Donnelly family were killed by a mob and no one was ever convicted. This book's subtitle is "The Complete and Authentic Account Illustrated With Photographs Of Canada's Famous Feuding Family."
Waymark Code: WM105QD
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 03/03/2019
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The Donnelly family emigrated from Ireland in 1847 and established their farmstead here. A long series of events, which are well documented on many websites, led to a feud of massive proportions between the Donnelly family and members of the community, which was then the Township of Lucan-Biddulph.
Late on the evening of February 4, 1880, a mob stormed the house, killed all the occupants and set the home ablaze.
The story does not end there as the entire kept the conspiracy a complete secret. This was to the point that the police, lawyers and the judges were powerless to convict a single murderer.
This book's subtitle is "The Complete and Authentic Account Illustrated With Photographs Of Canada's Famous Feuding Family." It was originally published by Macmillan of Canada in 1977 and revised paperback edition was published in 1995.
Reviews call this an exceptionally well-researched book. Considered by many to be the most historically accurate book available to date. Filled with excellent quality photographs, maps and illustrations, the book is very entertaining to browse through.
ISBN Number: 1895565618
Author(s): Ray Fazakas
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