The cooper's wife is missing : the trials of Bridget Cleary /
In 1895, 26-year-old Bridget Cleary disappeared in rural County Tipperary. At last her body was discovered, bent, broken, and badly burned in a shallow grave. In this work, Joan Hoff and Marian Yates try to make sense of this medieval "trial" and murder.
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| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | In 1895, 26-year-old Bridget Cleary disappeared in rural County Tipperary. At last her body was discovered, bent, broken, and badly burned in a shallow grave. In this work, Joan Hoff and Marian Yates try to make sense of this medieval "trial" and murder. |
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| Physical Description: | v, 458 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 445-450) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0465030874 9780465030873 9780465030880 0465030882 |