The Priest Hunters: The True Story of Ireland's Bounty Hunters Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

The Priest Hunters: The True Story of Ireland's Bounty Hunters Book

A fascinating investigation the lives of four priest hunters - Sean na Sagart, Edward Tyrrell, Barry Lowe and John Garzia. Ireland in the aftermath of Cromwell - during this period Catholicism and Irish nationalism became inexorably linked and priests were outlawed. The Priest Hunters shines a light on these men who hunted them. Sean naSagart was Irishman who was been condemned to death for horse stealing but was reprieved on condition he become a priest hunter. Edward Tyrrell was an English mercenary driven solely by greed. Barry Lowe indulged in such acts as tying a priest behind his horse and dragging him through the brush. John Garzia, a Jew who had fled the Spanish Inquisition, arrived in Ireland and evidently sought revenge hunting down priests. An incredible account of some of the most hated men in Ireland.Read More

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  • Blackwell

    Ireland in the aftermath of Cromwell - during this period Catholicism and nationalism became linked and priests were outlawed. The Priest Hunters shines a light on four of the men who hunted them: Sean na Sagart, Edward Tyrrell, Barry Lowe and...

  • 184717311X
  • 9781847173119
  • Colin Murphy
  • 28 October 2013
  • The O'Brien Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 368
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