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2 unusual facts about Donogh Dáll Ó Derrig


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Donogh Dáll Ó Derrig, aka Blind Donogh O'Derrick, Irish rapparee, executed December 1656

Donogh Dáll Ó Derrig

In March 1655 he captured and afterwards hung eight surveyors of Sir William Petty as accessories to a gigantic scheme of ruthless robbery. A price of £30 was put on his head and that of his lieutenant, Dermot Ryan.



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