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'''Anthony Daly''' (died 1820) was a native of Rahruddy, a townland west of [[Loughrea]], [[County Galway]], Ireland, and a |
'''Anthony Daly''' (died 1820) was a native of Rahruddy, a townland west of [[Loughrea]], [[County Galway]], Ireland, and a member of the local [[Whiteboy]] movement. Daly was hanged on the Hill of Seefinn in 1820 for allegedly shooting James Hardiman Burke of St Clerans, Craughwell, County Galway, even though it was widely claimed that he was innocent.<ref name="finbarr">{{cite news |last1=O'Regan |first1=Finbarr |title=The Hanging of Anthony Daly |url=https://athenry.org/record/the-hanging-of-anthony-daly-1284/ |work=Athenry.org |date=10 February 2022}}</ref> |
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[[Samuel Barber]] composed a significant choral work, "Anthony O Daly", lamenting his death, based on a poem of retribution by [[Antoine Ó Raifteiri]] translated by [[James Stephens (author)|James Stephens]] in his collection, ''Reincarnations''. |
[[Samuel Barber]] composed a significant choral work, "Anthony O Daly", lamenting his death, based on a poem of retribution by [[Antoine Ó Raifteiri]] translated by [[James Stephens (author)|James Stephens]] in his collection, ''Reincarnations''. |
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Anthony Daly (died 1820) was a native of Rahruddy, a townland west of Loughrea, County Galway, Ireland, and a member of the local Whiteboy movement. Daly was hanged on the Hill of Seefinn in 1820 for allegedly shooting James Hardiman Burke of St Clerans, Craughwell, County Galway, even though it was widely claimed that he was innocent.[1]
Samuel Barber composed a significant choral work, "Anthony O Daly", lamenting his death, based on a poem of retribution by Antoine Ó Raifteiri translated by James Stephens in his collection, Reincarnations.
Numerous literary references have been made to Daly, including in John Steinbeck's short nonfiction work The Ghost of Anthony Daly.
See also
References
- ^ O'Regan, Finbarr (10 February 2022). "The Hanging of Anthony Daly". Athenry.org.
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