Sean na gCannai Ó Labhraí
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Sean na gCannai Ó Labhraí, aka Sean O'Lowry, Irish
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

 criminal, fl. 1820's/1830's.

Biography

Ó Labhraí was a native of Connemara
Connemara
Connemara is a district in the west of Ireland consisting of a broad peninsula between Killary Harbour and Kilkieran Bay in the west of County Galway.-Overview:...

, and a professional criminal. He was an associate of Liam Dearg Ó Mainnín of Loch an Ghadai in Derrycunlagh, Connemara
Connemara
Connemara is a district in the west of Ireland consisting of a broad peninsula between Killary Harbour and Kilkieran Bay in the west of County Galway.-Overview:...

. He eventually murdered Ó Mainnín and hid his body for a time in his own house. A neighbouring child apparently saw the murder being committed, but feigned ignorance in case Ó Labhraí killed her too. He is said to have eventually been arrested by local landlord, Thomas Barnwall Martin
Thomas Barnwall Martin
Thomas Barnwall Martin was an Irish landowner and politician.Martin was the eldest surviving son of Richard Martin, humanitarian and Member of Parliament for Galway County, by his first wife...

of nearby Ballinahinch.
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