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stipend that he also wasted in dissipation where he then demanded increased funding from his father. His father refused to fund his licentious behaviour any further and, moreover, he altered his will in favour of his youngest son, Oliver fitz Oliver. To counter this, he and
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room, one Marcus Lynch; he too was killed, by John fitz Oliver, while John Hogan killed Mr. and Mrs. Bodkin. Hogan then attempted to kill the boy but could not bring himself to do it. Hogan smeared the boy with blood, hoping that
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On the night of 18 September 1740 the three met up and proceeded to
Carrowbawn. They slit the throats of the dogs, entered the servants quarters where they killed them all (three men and two girls). Upon entering the house they killed the housekeeper and her husband. A visitor was found in the guest
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In the following years, Dominick Dáll's other nephew, John fitz Oliver, fell out with his father. John fitz Oliver had lived in dissipation whilst studying law at
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Counsellor then fled the scene and was later apprehended in a bog on 22 October. He was committed to trial the following March at Ennis, found guilty of the murder of his brother. He refused to either confirm or deny his culpability and was promptly hanged and his head cut off.
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