Two Kerry men hanged for murder over 140 years ago, are being pardoned by the President this afternoon.
Sylvester Poff and James Barrett were hanged in 1883 after being convicted of the murder of Thomas Browne at his farm in Dromulton, near Currow.
The Castleisland District Heritage group campaigned for a posthumous pardon for the two men who they say were victims of a miscarriage of justice.
As a result of the group’s campaign, the Department of Justice engaged Dr Niamh Howlin, an expert in 19th century trial law and an Associate Professor in the Sutherland School of Law, UCD, to carry out a review. Her review of the case found the convictions to be unsafe.
Jerry spoke to Johnnie Roche, chair of Castleisland District Heritage, who is travelling to Dublin for the official pardon of Poff and Barrett at Áras an Uachtaráin.
