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WATCH: Poignant moment at Harry Gleeson's burial as his fiddle is used to lay him to rest

Eighty-three years after he was wrongfully executed for murder, the remains of Harry Gleeson were laid to rest in his native village on Sunday, to the accompaniment of music from his own fiddle. He was granted a posthumous pardon by the State in ...

11 Jul 2024 at 17:30

Cashel

History: The story of Harry Gleeson and Moll McCarthy

The village of New-Inn, in South Tipperary, came to national attention in November 1940 when Mary McCarthy was found murdered in one of John Caesar’s fields - a farm managed by Caesar’s nephew, Harry Gleeson. Within four months, Harry was ...

23 Apr 2021 at 19:15

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BREAKING: Remains of Tipperary's Harry Gleeson to be finally brought home to rest

The family of Henry (Harry) Gleeson rejoice in announcing the homecoming of his remains. His remained languished in an unmarked grave in Mountjoy Prison for eighty-three years after he was wrongly convicted and hanged for a murder in ...

04 Jul 2024 at 09:32

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PICTURES: Wrongly executed Harry Gleeson finally laid to rest in native Tipperary 83 years on

83 years after he was wrongly executed by the Irish State for a murder he didn't commit, Henry (Harry) Gleeson's remains were finally laid to rest in his native Tipperary on Sunday. USE THE ARROWS OR 'NEXT' TO BROWSE THROUGH THE ...

08 Jul 2024 at 15:50

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Toomevara author backs Harry Gleeson campaign

Toomevara author Brendan Lynch has lent his support to the campaign to return the remains of wrongly executed Harry Gleeson to his native Holycross. Mr Gleeson aged 38, a popular hurler and fiddle player, was executed in ...

19 Feb 2017 at 12:00

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Tipperary Association honours two of the Premier County's heroes

Two proud Tipperary men were honoured by the Tipperary Association in Dublin - one who led the county to All Ireland hurling glory, and the other who helped achieve a posthumous pardon for a Tipperary man hanged by ...

09 May 2017 at 18:00

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Talk about Tipperary man wrongfully executed to be held in Tipperary library

Cashel Library will host a talk entitled "Harry Gleeson and the Criminal Procedures - was Harry a saint?" by Eddie Dalton on Tuesday, October 29, at 6:30pm. Booking for this event is free and can be made by ...

11 Oct 2024 at 14:26

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BREAKING: Remains of Tipperary's Harry Gleeson identified in Mountjoy Prison

Harry Gleeson was wrongly hanged for the killing of Moll McCarthy of Marlhill in 1940. Without any evidence to go on, Harry was charged with her murder and his trial took place at the Central Criminal ...

24 Jun 2024 at 08:40

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