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When The Hangman Came to Galway

A Gruesome True Story of Murder in Victorian Ireland

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When The Hangman Came to Galway

By: Dean Ruxton
Narrated by: Aidan Kelly
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The paths of a secret paramour, a jilted lover, and a reluctant hangman cross in one fateful winter week in Galway, 1885.

As the train rattled westward on the outskirts of Dublin, James Berry didn’t stand out amongst his fellow passengers, but they couldn’t see the long, Italian silk rope coiled in the black leather bag by his side, nor the white cap and pinion straps, nor the revolver in his coat pocket.

Galway, the winter of 1885. The violent murders of John Moylan, killed on a dark country lane, and Alice Burns, shot dead in the dining room of the Royal Hotel, have shaken the county. Now, following painstaking investigations and charged courtroom drama, justice beckons for the guilty parties.

James Berry, the notorious executioner who ended the lives of over one hundred criminals in Victorian Britain and Ireland, has come to town. The paths of a secret paramour, a jilted lover and a reluctant hangman are about to cross.

When the Hangman Came to Galway is a chilling true story that delivers a meticulously researched portrait of Victorian Ireland and a spine-tingling tale of love, revenge, murder and retribution.

©2018 Dean Ruxton (P)2020 Bolinda Publishing Crime Europe Murder True Crime Revenge
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A really good well written story .
I d highly recommended it .
Very good ear for social history .

Great interesting story

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This book wasn’t what I was expecting ,however it turned out to be excellent ,the voice of the reader was soft and a joy to listen to , the book itself was interesting and was well put together it explained the nitty gritty things about being a hangman without sensationalising the job . I have read other books about capital punishment This is the best I have come across .

Very well read

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It’s ok but I wasn’t riveted, it’s just a catalogue really of executions. Bit repetitive. Narrator is good as usual (slightly dodgy Northern accent). I hoped for more mystery.

Good enough

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