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Shrule · Co. Galway

Where Black River Crossing Created Strategic Border Settlement and 1642 Massacre Became Ireland's Most Tragic Escort Betrayal

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.