Murder in Rathmines | The Shocking Case & Murder Trial of Ellen Byrne

Obscure Ireland With Peter · Oct 7, 2026 · 51m

Did This Dublin Woman Murder Her Husband? The Shocking Story & Murder Trial of Ellen Byrne. In the summer of 1842 the respectable neighbourhood of Rathmines in Dublin, Ireland was rocked by scandal when the decomposing body of Augustine Byrne was discovered in his bed. The bizarre circumstances surrounding his death and the secretive behaviour of his wife Ellen led to her being charged with his murder and put on trial for her life one month later. The question on everybody's lips that summer was- Did Ellen Byrne murder her husband?

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