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Ireland 1845-52. “Most farmers treated thieves as threats to their own survival. They caught them, beat them, had them jailed, or tied them to the fence posts or cartwheels as a warning to others. When the thievery and looting continued, they built mantraps, 8 to 10 feet deep laid with spikes and concealed with brambles, grass, and weeds. In some cases, the trap held water and the robber drowned.” From The Truth Behind The Irish Famine, signed copies at www.jerrymulvihill.com
