The Kirwan murder case, 1852
A glimpse of the Irish Protestant middle class in the mid-nineteenth century
This book relates the story of the controversial trial,
conviction and imprisonment of William Burke Kirwan, a
Dublin artist, for the murder of his wife, Sarah, in 1852.
His trial and the extensive and divisive social commentary
it provoked...This book relates the story of the controversial trial,
conviction and imprisonment of William Burke Kirwan, a
Dublin artist, for the murder...
Author/Editor: Suzanne Leeson