The Kirwan Murder Case, 1852: A Glimpse of the Irish Protestant Middle Class in the Mid-Nineteenth Century

By Suzanne Leeson

This book relates the story of the controversial trial, conviction and imprisonment of William Burke Kirwan, a Dublin artist, for the murder of his wife, Sarah, in 1852. His trial and the extensive and divisive social commentary it provoked provide a representation of the strata of society to which he belonged, the Protestant middle class of the mid-nineteenth century, allowing an examination of many of the attitudes and values that they subscribed to.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846828015
• ISBN13: 9781846828010
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Four Courts Press
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.4" x 8.4"