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The deadly fight between Patrick Farrell and James Donnelly on 27th June 1857 kickstarted one of the longest-lasting and most violent feuds in Canadian history.\nThe property the Donnellys had been squatting on had been previously leased by Farrell. A judge had ruled that the lot be split 50/50, but, at a barn raising bee, Donnelly chucked a handspike at Farrell, who died two days later. Decades later, the Donnelly family\u2019s homestead was attacked by a vigilante mob, leaving five of their family dead.\nIn this episode Arion, Rebecca and Olly ask why nobody was convicted of the murders, despite two trials and a reliable eyewitness; reveal why the Donnelleys became known locally as the \u2018black\u2019 Donnelleys, a nickname which persists to this day; and unearth, amongst one of their number, a surprising predilection for poetry\u2026\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018History | Lucan Museum\u2019 (donnellymuseum.com): https://www.donnellymuseum.com/history\n\u2022 \u2018Black Donnellys - The Outrageous Tale of Canada's Deadliest Feud, By Nate Hendley\u2019 (Formac Publishing Company Limited, 2018): https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Black_Donnellys/sK5jDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0\n\u2022 \u2018The Doomed Donnellys of Ontario\u2019 (TVO Today, 2020): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jqqfg3PND7o\n#Canada #Irish #Crime #1800s\nLove the show? Join\xa0\U0001f334CLUB RETROSPECTORS\xa0\U0001f334 to DITCH THE ADS and get an additional full-length episode every SUNDAY!\nPlus, get weekly bonus bits, unlock over 70 bits of extra content and support our independent podcast.\nJoin now via\xa0Apple Podcasts\xa0or\xa0Patreon.\xa0Thanks!\n\xa0\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\n\xa0\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Sophie King.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2023.\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices