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This book examines the phenomenon of infanticide in Ireland from 1850 to 1900, examining a sample of 4,645 individual cases of infant murder, attempted infanticide and concealment of birth. Evidence for this study has been gleaned from a variety of sources, including court documents, coroners' records, prison files, parliamentary papers, and newspapers. Through these sources, many of which are rarely used by scholars, attitudes towards the crime, the women accused of the offence, and the victim,
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- Author
- Elaine Frances Farrell; JSTOR (Organization)
- Publisher
- Manchester ; New York: Manchester University Press
- Published
- 2015
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781526102249
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Science, Social Science
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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