A Story of the Bodkin Murders, by Paul B McNulty
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Ten people are murdered in an inheritance-motivated feud at the Bodkin residence in 1741. Following the killings, John Bodkin becomes heir to that estate in Galway. He is now free to marry Catherine Bermingham, the gorgeous daughter of Lord Athenry. But their plans are clouded by the ensuing trial in which John's cousin, Shawn Bodkin, is one of those convicted. In a statement from the gallows, Shawn accuses John of fratricide in an earlier conflict. Instead of protesting his innocence, John goes on the run only to be apprehended by the army. At his trial, John refuses to plead either guilty or not guilty to the murder of his brother Patrick. Only Catherine knows why. She is the keeper of a dark secret, which John insists must remain hidden, even if it costs him his freedom or his life. Based on real events, A Story of the Bodkin Murders explores a fascinating tale of treachery, greed and romance in 18th century Ireland.
A Story of the Bodkin Murders, by Paul B McNulty- Amazon Sales Rank: #1868802 in Books
- Published on: 2015-05-19
- Original language: English
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .44" w x 6.00" l,
- Binding: Paperback
- 194 pages
About the Author I write historical novels based on real events in 18th century Ireland. My apprenticeship in writing commenced at University College Dublin where I edited an engineering magazine, The Anvil. Afflicted with wanderlust, I travelled west to Ohio State and MIT to continue my studies to master’s and doctoral level. While in Boston, my interest in history unfolded through participation in the Committee for Justice in Northern Ireland and in the anti-Vietnam war movement. On return to Ireland, I honed my writing skills, publishing scientific papers as well as writing on food-related issues in the popular media. Following a career in Biosystems Engineering at UCD, I revisited my historical interest by studying “The genealogy of the Anglo-Norman Lynches who settled in Galway.” The consequent discovery of a treasure-trove of forgotten Irish stories inspired me to write Spellbound by Sibella, a finalist in the 2012 William Faulkner Novel Competition. My debut novel deals with the turbulent romance between Irish beauty, Sibella Cottle and the rakish Sir Harry Lynch-Blosse of Mayo. Critiques from a writer’s group, The Corner Table, of which I am a founding member, guide my writing. I am at an advanced stage in my second novel, The Abduction of Anne O’Donel, a finalist in the 2012 William Faulkner Novel-in-Progress Competition. My third novel, The Bloody Bodkins, is at an earlier stage of development. It explores the possibility that a man may have been hanged for a crime he did not commit. I live in Dublin with my wife, Treasa Ní Chonaola. We have three children, Dara, Nora and Meabh, and a grandchild, Lily Marie. I derive inspiration from the wild splendour of Mayo and Connemara. My website address is: http://paul-mcnulty.com/
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. RIVETING HISTORICAL FICTION By Patricia O'reilly 'A Story of the Bodkin Murders' by Paul B McNulty is the riveting story of a true happening in 18th century Ireland. In keeping with McNulty's two previous novels,'Spellbound by Sibella' and 'The Abduction of Anne O'Donel' the research is detailed and development of characters, era and sense of location impressive. McNulty's original source material was Pue's Occurrences, a 4-page twice weekly newspaper, precursor to The Freeman's Journal. The facts of the story are that in 1741 three members of the Bodkin family and seven servants are murdered in an inheritance-motivated feud at the Bodkin residence. Following the killings, John Bodkin becomes heir but a year later he was hanged drawn and quartered having been found guilty of the murder of his older brother Patrick in 1739. John was the second son of Counsellor-at-law, John Bodkin and Mary Clarke of Carrowbeg House, Belclare, a village four miles west of Tuam, Co Galway. On the gallows, he refused to acknowledge his guilt of the crime. Instead, as the noose tightened around his neck, he proclaimed,'I forgive Mankind' - implying he was not guilty. McNulty has used these facts to build an impressive story of inheritance, treachery, passion, intrigue and local politics. The beautiful Catherine Bermingham, the third daughter of Lord Athenry,is betrothed to John Bodkin. Much of the story hinges on protecting her reputation resulting from a drunken incident with John's elder brother Patrick who was subsequently found dead. Until John was denounced as his murderer from the gallows by his cousin, it was presumed Patrick had died from natural causes.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Paul B. McNulty's second book that I have read ... By MA Paul B. McNulty's second book that I have read so far, The story of the Bodkin Murders, is an infusion of Sherlock Holmes in its detailed, gory descriptions of murders, Synge's Riders to the Sea, in its annihilation of the entire family, except in Synge, they were engulfed by the howling sea, while here they were brutally murdered down to the last child - family of ten and Poirot's cunning in resolving it. In the aftermath of these horrific murders, astute investigations are carried out with intriguing and harrowing scenario of the justice system in the pursuit of solving the case. Juxtaposed also are the two opposing social realities painted in somber colours of a hierarchical order in which the servants' squalid living conditions are depicted equally with those of the high class living quarters. As the language flows in poetic profusion, adorned with the use of simile and metaphor, the book measures up very well to a classy, literary, detective story where there is also a sense of an inescapable rhythm of movement with characters travelling from place to place such as Dublin, Liscarrow andLynch. Many subliminal responses are surfaced notably, to show how people would usually fare under such testing times. Ironically, as my husband Dr. Soheil Ahmed rightly points out that Dr. McNulty's choice of the word 'Bodkin' meaning 'dagger', has also been referred to exactly as one in Shakespeare's Hamlet.
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