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A Court for King Cholera

Death in the Time of Cholera

Medicine
13 18 min read
Symptoms of Cholera: thirst, sunken features, blueness in the extremities, and rice watered stools. What is generally considered the first cholera...
Wanted in Waterford

Wanted in Waterford

Crimes
0 25 min read
The O’Hare family lived in Waterford City, a town built on the bank of the Suir River, in the south-east...
Breach of Promise

Breach of Promise

People
0 11 min read
A Cork Breach of Promise case. At the Cork Assizes on Thursday, the following breach of promise case was commenced...
CSI The Prologue

CSI – The Prologue

Crimes
0 12 min read
Journey back only a short time in history, when esteemed judges and assembled juries had only the testimony of witnesses...
Burial Club

Fraud, Murder and the Burial Club

Crimes
0 13 min read
[aesop_timeline_stop num=”11 June 1848″ title=”Mary May, Serial Murderess?”] William Spratt, alias Constable, alias Spratty Watts, died on 11 June 1848...