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Revision as of 17:19, 13 March 2007 by Manopingo (talk | contribs) (add some history)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Art O'Leary, a Roman Catholic, was an officer in the Austro-Hungarian army.
Having returned home to Kerry, Ireland, Art refused to sell his prize-winning horse to Englishman Abraham Morris, and was thus made an outlaw. Under the Penal Laws of Ireland, Roman Catholics were obliged under law to sell their horse to Protestants, if demanded to do so. Morris tracked O'Leary and shot him on his horse.
O'Leary's wife Eileen O'Connell wrote the famous Caoineadh Airt Uí Laoghaire or Lament for Art O'Leary, mourning his death and calling for revenge.
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