Lucinda Sly
O Se, Maidhc Daini- n / Fitzmaurice, Gabriel
The Story of Lucinda Sly by renowned Irish language author, Maidhc Dainín Ó Sé is based on events that took place in Carlow in 1834 and 1835. The novel tells the story of Lucinda Singleton, a widow who married a well-to-do farmer named Walter Sly. Suffering at the hands of her abusive husband - a drunkard and a brute - she conspires with her lover, John Dempsey, to murder him. Capturing the sentiment in Carlow at that time, the lovers were han...