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C谩s William Coll

Ins铆onn Denis McGeady do Fhrainc faoi ch谩s iomr谩iteach a shin-sheanathar, William Coll, at谩 l茅irithe sa taispe谩ntas 鈥楪lass Album鈥� i nGaileara铆 an Bhun Bhig. Bh铆 ciontacht na bhfear go m贸r in amhras, agus is f茅idir tuilleadh eolais a fh谩il air sin ach na nascanna cu铆 faoi 鈥楻elated Links鈥� ar leathanach an chl谩ir f茅in a lean煤int.

Summary: Denis McGeady talks Frainc through the infamous case of his great grandfather, William Coll, which features in the 鈥楪lass Album鈥� exhibition at Bunbeg Gallery. Coll was convicted with others of the murder in 1889 of District-Inspector Martin. He was sentenced to 10 years鈥� imprisonment, though he only served 3. Denis also speaks movingly of the extreme poverty depicted in the images exhibited. The convicted men鈥檚 guilt was very much in doubt, and you can find out more about that by following the relevant 鈥楻elated Links鈥� on this episode鈥檚 programme page.

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