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The Veiled Woman of Achill: Island Outrage & A Playboy Drama
The Veiled Woman of Achill Island Outrage A Playboy Drama
Author: Patricia Byrne
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 sente...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781848891470
ISBN-10: 1848891474
Publication Date: 9/24/2012
Pages: 240
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Publisher: Collins Pr
Book Type: Paperback
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