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A NOVEL CONDITION OF MARRIAGE.

The other day Owen M'Eadden, of Erraroey, county Donegal, was married in the Roman Catholic chapel, Gortahork, to a young woman named Hannah M'Gree. M'Fadden's former wife was brutally murdered at Erraroey in the month of August, 1871, and since that date he has frequently appeared in the law courts in the capacity of a witness, either in support of his claim for compensation under the provisions of the Peace Preservation Act, or in the support of the charge of murder, which was afterwards prosecuted by the Crown. The claim for compensation succeeded. £SOO having been awarded for the loss of his wife, and the maiming and wounding of his two daughters and himself, £2OO of this sum were levied off the townlands of Erraroeybeg and Fanmore. Before assenting to the marriage his present wife insisted that M'Eadden should refund this amount to the poor people from whom it was collected. In order to avoid giving offence to his future partner, he " drew" the above mentioned sum out of the bank, and distributed it as suggested by Mrs M'Eadden. The inhabitants of Erraroeybeg and Fanmore wish Mrs M'Fadden long life and happiness.

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Westport Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1172, 1 May 1874, Page 4

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A NOVEL CONDITION OF MARRIAGE. Westport Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1172, 1 May 1874, Page 4

A NOVEL CONDITION OF MARRIAGE. Westport Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1172, 1 May 1874, Page 4

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