tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321038297553260558.post6637327768525068464..comments2022-03-30T18:05:14.050-07:00Comments on Irish Plea Rolls: “To be kept there without food or drink till he should die” an unusual form of execution in fourteenth century Ireland.Ainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17277414701801283815noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321038297553260558.post-59976342510516346212015-04-14T04:55:08.206-07:002015-04-14T04:55:08.206-07:00Oh thanks Richard, that's interesting, have ma...Oh thanks Richard, that's interesting, have made a note of it.<br /><br />ÁineAinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277414701801283815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321038297553260558.post-77351891131277057642015-04-14T00:03:13.569-07:002015-04-14T00:03:13.569-07:00Interesting, if unpleasant, stuff.
This is much la...Interesting, if unpleasant, stuff.<br />This is much later, in 1671, and I don’t know how far it is just a tale for tourists visiting Castle An Dinas, but there is the story of John Trehenban in Cornwall. Supposedly, he murdered two girls, and was sentenced to be kept in a cage at the castle until he starved to death:<br />http://www.cornwallattractions.com/castle-an-dinas/4587144111<br />Richard CassidyCassidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07374445615062672894noreply@blogger.com