In 1858, two Tipperary brothers, Daniel and William Cormack, were convicted of murder.
They insisted on their innocence, but the evidence, which was later found to be fabricated, was damning. They were hung outside Nenagh Gaol (Jail) on May 11, 1858, and buried on the prison grounds.
Later, a man confessed to the murder, and the entire trial was labeled a miscarriage of justice… and held up as an example of how the Catholics of the day were discriminated against by the police, politicians and the justice system.
52 years after their death, their bodies where exhumed and transported with great fanfare to their hometown of Loughmore where they were interred in large vault in the cemetery.
- Irish Fireside: A Part of History
- Wikipedia: Loughmore
- 2008 Loughmore Pageant: Re-Enactment Photos
- Thurles Info: Cormack Brothers – John Gore Jones Investigates Ellis Death
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- Cormack brother monument – Photo by Corey Taratuta
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- Plaque in the Cormack brother monument – Photo by Corey Taratuta
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- Plaque in the Cormack brother monument – Photo by Corey Taratuta
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- One of the caskets of the Cormack brothers – Photo by Corey Taratuta
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- A band participating in the 150th anniversary pageant of the Cormack bothers death.
Written by Corey Taratuta
Corey hosts the Irish Fireside podcast and blog which has been named Best Blog of the Diaspora by the Irish Web Awards. His work has appeared on Google Field Trip, www.Lonely Planet.com, National Public Radio, www.WanderingEducators.com, www.BritMums.com, www.DiscoveryWorld.org, and elsewhere. His web community has been named finalist for the People’s Choice Podcast Awards and Irish Blog Awards, and his Irish travel program has ranked in the iTunes Top 50 Travel Podcasts. Corey’s Tips | Website
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