BURKE (Thomas Henry, 1829-1882, permanent Under Secretary, Irish Office, Assassinated in Phoenix Park, Dublin)

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The Phoenix Park Murders on Saturday 6 May 1882 were carried out by an Irish republican organisation called the Irish National Invincibles. The newly appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland Lord Frederick Cavendish, although not the intended victim, was assassinated alongside him while they walked through Phoenix Park in Dublin.

Item Date:  1880

Stock No:  55810      £75

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