182nd Anniversary of the hanging of Lucinda Sly - 30th March 2017

CARLOW County Museum in association with Carlow Shopping Centre and John Mac Kenna, Carlow Library’s Writer in Residence, marked the 182nd Anniversary of the hanging of Lucinda Sly and John Dempsey at 2:15pm on 30th March 2017 at the Governor’s house in the former Carlow Gaol (now Carlow Shopping Centre.
Lucinda was sentenced to be hanged with John Dempsey following their trial in the Deighton Hall on 16th March, 1835 before the Lord Chief Justice and the High Sheriff, James Hardy Eustace, for conspiring, aiding and assisting in the murder of Walter Sly, her husband, at the Ridge, Old Leighlin on 9th November, 1834.
The event included a reading of an extract of Lucinda and John’s trial from the play with a minute’s silence at 2:30pm on the exact anniversary of the public hanging of John Dempsey and Lucinda Sly - the last woman hanged in Carlow Gaol.
The trapdoor used for hangings at Carlow Gaol is now in Carlow County Museum, College Street, Carlow.
Many thanks to John Mac Kenna, Carlow Library’s Writer in Residence and his wife Angela for their wonderful reading and to Carlow Shopping Centre for hosting the event.
Carlow County Museum is operated by Carlow County Council in association with the Carlow Historical & Archaeological Society (C.H.A.S.). The Museum is a member of the Local Authority Museums' Network (L.A.M.N.). The Museum is designated by the National Museum of Ireland as a repository for archaeological finds and is located in the heart of Ireland’s Ancient East.
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