Missing Ireland’s Disappeared
Missing Ireland’s Disappeared by Barry Cummins, published by Gill & Macmillan in 2010, explores the tragic stories of some of Ireland’s missing individuals, focusing on both women and children. This edition, comprising 256 pages, delves into the cases of notable figures such as Annie McCarrick and Jo Jo Dullard, whose lives were cut short by violence, as well as the mysterious disappearances of children like Mary Boyle and Philip Cairns. The book presents a somber examination of these unresolved cases and the impact on their families.
Readers will find a detailed account of seven missing persons, highlighting the circumstances surrounding their disappearances and the ongoing search for justice. The narrative emphasizes the collaboration with the Gardai and the resilience of the families affected by these tragedies. Through its exploration of true crime, Missing Ireland’s Disappeared sheds light on the darker aspects of society while honoring the memory of those who were lost.
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They are some of Ireland’s most famous names, for all the wrong reasons. They are Ireland’s missing women, many of them murdered and their bodies hidden by evil killers who remain at large. They include Annie McCarrick, who was murdered in the Dublin-Wicklow mountains; Jo Jo Dullard, who was abducted and murdered while hitching a lift in Co. Kildare; and Fiona Pender, who was seven months pregnant when she was murdered and hidden at an unknown place in the midlands. And then there are Ireland’s missing children. What ever happened to little Mary Boyle, last seen walking near her grandparents’ home in Co. Donegal? And where is Philip Cairns, who was abducted from a Co. Dublin roadside while walking to school?
With the assistance of the Gardai and the families concerned, Missing tells the stories of seven missing people five women and two children who had much to live for but were never given a chance.
Missing is a disturbing book. It is also a tribute to the remarkable bravery of ordinary families who have lost a loved one in the most cruel and unexplained of circumstances.
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