This is the sensational story of the disappearance of a young woman from her home in rural Tipperary in 1895. Her body was discovered in a shallow grave, burned and tortured.
In this lurid incident, we discover the collision of town and country. The author describes how this terrible crime divided communities in Tipperary.
The death of Bridget Cleary caused a sensation in 1895 which continues to reverberate more than a hundred years later.
This is a remarkable book dealing with a sensitive subject with compassion to many people involved.