Phoenix Park Murders

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Phoenix Park Murders

Phoenix Park Murders

The Phoenix Park Murders^[2] were the fatal stabbings on 6 May 1882 in the Phoenix Park in Dublin of Lord Frederick Cavendish and Thomas Henry Burke. Cavendish was the newly appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland, and Burke was the Permanent Undersecretary, the most senior Irish civil servant. The assassination was carried out by members of the "Irish National Invincibles".

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix Park Murders

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