Donnelly Family Massacre - Lucan, Ontario
N 43° 14.027 W 081° 22.900
17T E 469009 N 4786847
Five members of the Donnelly family were murdered in 1880 at their homestead which stood in this location.
Waymark Code: WM105QC
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 03/03/2019
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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.
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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.