Maolra Seoighe (English: Myles Joyce), was an Irish man who was wrongfully convicted and hanged on 15 December 1882. He was found guilty of the Maamtrasna Murders and was sentenced to death. The case was heard in English without any translation service, though Seoighe could only speak Irish. He was posthumously pardoned in 2018.[1][2]
^Mulraney, Frances (5 April 2018). "Innocent Irish man pardoned almost 140 years after he was hanged for murder". IrishCentral. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
^"Maamtrasna murders: a shameful episode finally laid to rest". The Irish Times. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
MaolraSeoighe (English: Myles Joyce), was an Irish man who was wrongfully convicted and hanged on 15 December 1882. He was found guilty of the Maamtrasna...
tried and convicted, and hanged at Wandsworth Prison on 28 April 1882. MaolraSeoighe, convicted, along with six other men, of the murders of five members...
being on guard duty in Cork harbour on the night in December 1882 when MaolraSeoighe was hanged for the Maamtrasna massacre (the killing a landlord and his...
Mary Robinson 1999 – William Geary, granted by Mary McAleese 2018 – MaolraSeoighe, granted by Michael D. Higgins 2021 – John Twiss, granted by Michael...
Defendant(s) Crime Location Sentence Time served Legally exonerated 1882 MaolraSeoighe, known in English as Myles Joyce Murder Maamtrasna, Ireland Death Executed...
system was further eroded by the wrongful conviction and execution of MaolraSeoighe, a monolingual Irish speaker who could not understand the court proceedings...
Global Information