The Donnellys Must Die - Lucan, Ontario
N 43° 14.027 W 081° 22.902
17T E 469006 N 4786847
The subtitle of this book is "The true story of the brutal murders of James Donnelly and his family near Lucan, Ontario in 1879-80". In February 1880, five members of the Donnelly family were killed by a mob and no one was ever convicted.
Waymark Code: WM105QJ
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.
Orlo Miller's book is considered by many to be a very accurate book that is well written. It is filled with a lot of historical information, although some of it does not coincide with the historical facts of other Donnelly books. But it is a good book, nevertheless, and one that every Donnelly fan should own.
ISBN Number: 0771592655
Author(s): Orlo Miller
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