Black Donnellys

Black Donnellys

The Black Donnellys is the common nickname of the Donnelly family who emigrated from County Tipperary, Ireland, to Canada in about 1845–1846, and who participated in a notorious feud in Biddulph Township in Middlesex County, Ontario, which culminated in a massacre in which five family members were killed, February 4, 1880. Despite eyewitness testimony, no one was convicted of the crime.

Read more about Black Donnellys:  The Donnelly Family, The Donnelly Myth Today, The Lucan Area Heritage & Donnelly Museum, Cultural References, References in Books and Plays

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