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William Murphy (activist)

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William Murphy (1834–1872) was an Irish anti-Catholic activist and public lecturer.[1] Murphy was born at Castletown Conyers, County Limerick, on 1 August 1834; he was killed at Whitehaven in 1872 by a group of angry Irish miners.[1]

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  1. ^ a b Geoghegan 2009.

Sources

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  • Geoghegan, Patrick M. (2009). "Murphy, William". Dictionary of Irish Biography (online ed.). Cambridge University Press; Royal Irish Academy.

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