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Michael Barrett | |
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| Born | 1841 Ederney, County Fermanagh, Ireland |
| Died | 26 May 1868 (aged 26–27) Newgate Prison, London |
| Cause of death | Executed by hanging |
| Resting place | City of London Cemetery |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Known for | Involvement in the Clerkenwell explosion and being the last person publicly executed in England |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
Michael Barrett (1841 – 26 May 1868) was an Irish activist. He was a member of the Fenians.
Barrett was the last man to be publicly hanged in England, for his part in the Clerkenwell explosion in December 1867.[1] The bombing killed 12 bystanders and severely injured many more. Barrett was arrested with several others in a wide-ranging sweep of sympathisers with the Irish Republican cause and was the only one found guilty.[2][better source needed]
- ^ John Pratt, Punishment and civilization: penal tolerance and intolerance in modern society, SAGE, 2002, ISBN 0-7619-4753-1. Chapter 2
- ^ "Michael Barrett (1841-1868) - The forgotten Fenian from Fermanagh: By Fr Joe McVeigh". Anphoblacht.com.