February 18, 1642 witnessed the Shrule Massacre where Edmond Bourke, Irish soldier and cousin of Lord Mayo, directed his escort men to assassinate sixty-five English Protestant settlers on Shrule Bridge after Lord Mayo had safely conveyed them from Castlebar surrender with gua…
Shrule is a small place in County Galway. We're still writing the proper hub for it — pubs, food, walks, the things to skip — and it'll appear here when it does.