Black Donnelly's Massacre - Lucan, Ontario
N 43° 14.023 W 081° 22.898
17T E 469011 N 4786839
Stompin' Tom Connors made a long career out of writing and performing songs about Canadiana. In this case he tells of a February 1880 encounter where five members of the Donnelly family were killed by a mob. No one was ever convicted.
Waymark Code: WM105QQ
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.
Musician: Stompin' Tom Connors
Name of Song: Black Donnelly's Massacre
Relevant Verse:
The entire song is a tale of this story. The song begins "The Black Donnellys ride, their killers by their side."
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