The Irish Coroner: Death, Murder and Politics in Co. Monaghan, 1846-78 by McGoff-McCann, Michelle

The Irish Coroner: Death, Murder and Politics in Co. Monaghan, 1846-78

Coroners who conducted inquests into sudden and suspicious deaths in nineteenth century Ireland were viewed with disdain...
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Author: Michelle McGoff-McCann
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The Irish Coroner: Death, Murder and Politics in Co. Monaghan, 1846-78 by McGoff-McCann, Michelle

The Irish Coroner: Death, Murder and Politics in Co. Monaghan, 1846-78

BD$127.58

The Irish Coroner: Death, Murder and Politics in Co. Monaghan, 1846-78

BD$127.58
Author: Michelle McGoff-McCann
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Coroners who conducted inquests into sudden and suspicious deaths in nineteenth century Ireland were viewed with disdain and disrespect in a society that was highly politicised and deeply divided. Whilst men who served in the role represented the authority of government and the need for social order and justice, it often put them at odds with Ireland's local elite - particularly when identifying corruption, social and moral deficit and sectarian murder. Were coroners dishonest or did they share the reputation of their English counterparts as 'magistrates of the people'? The Irish Coroner is an historical and social analysis of the coroner in pre-Famine, Famine and post-Famine Ireland and exposes a gap in Irish administrative history. It uses the life and work of William Charles Waddell, Esq. who served as coroner in north County Monaghan over three decades from 1846 to 1877 as a case study. The book uses a unique set of coroners' inquests. It is an uninterrupted set of records over 31 years of an Irish coroner's career. There is no other like it. The Irish Coroner offers, for the first time, the social importance of death investigation within local communities, particularly during

Author: Michelle McGoff-McCann
Publisher: Four Courts Press
Published: 07/15/2023
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781801510639

About the Author
Michelle McGoff-McCann received her PhD from Queen's University Belfast in 2019. She has been researching, writing, and speaking on the history of County Monaghan in the nineteenth century and William Charles Waddell and his casebooks for twenty-one years.

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