Freney The Robber: The Noblest Highwayman in Ireland

by Michael Holden

Freney the Robber was something of an Irish Robin Hood. His striking at the very heart of Ireland's oppressors, plundering their secure and guarded homes wielding a sledgehammer, and sharing his spoils with the poor, catapulted him into the limelight as a local hero. He risked life and limb in order to frustrate and defy the dreaded Redcoats as they administered rough justice to the downtrodden locals. His escapades included escaping detection by exchanging places with a corpse, disarming and robbing a commanding officer in the presence of his troops, and reversing the shoes on his horse in order to confuse his pursuers. ""His many escapades lay so exquisitely detailed in chronicler Holden's Freney the Robber. . . . A worthy read.""-The Desert Shamrock

255 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

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