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Henry James O'Farrell is a name largely unknown in today's world but 150 years ago his name was trending for all the wrong reasons when he carried out an assassination attempt on a member of the Royal family. O'Farrell was born in 1833…

I was delighted to get a five-star rave for my first column from the Skibbereen Eagle Online: ‘We have our eye on Kaiser Wilhelm, the Emperor of Russia, and this boyo. All will go far.’ Others, however, were less enthusiastic. The…