Donnelly Family Massacre - Lucan, Ontario - Infamous Crime Scenes on Waymarking.com

The Donnelly family emigrated from Ireland in 1847 and established their farmstead here. A long series of events, which are well documented on many websites, led to a feud of massive proportions between the Donnelly family and members of the community, which was then the Township of Lucan-Biddulph.

Late on the evening of February 4, 1880, a mob stormed the house, killed all the occupants and set the home ablaze.

The story does not end there as the entire community kept the conspiracy a complete secret. This was to the point that the police, lawyers and the judges were powerless to convict a single murderer.

(visit link) contains a list of dozens of newspaper and magazine articles that are either important to the build-up of the hostilities or that cover the murders and the police investigations. The articles are from local and national publications such as Irish Canadian, Globe, London Free Press, and Listowel Banner.

Date of crime: 02/04/1880 Public access allowed: no Fee required: yes Web site: [Web Link]

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