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Airt Uí Laoghaire continued..... Arthur married Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill, aunt of the Liberator Daniel O'Connell, in 1767 on his return from service abroad. He was killed in 1773 at Carriganima near Macroom by soldiers accompanying a local magistrate, Abraham Morris (also known as Morrison) of Hanover Hall, allegedly for refusing to sell his horse to Morris for £5, a legal technicality designed to prevent Catholics owning horses fit for Military Service. |
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| In fact, his death was the culmination of a bitter and personal feud between the two men, caused by Art's assertive behaviour and Morris's determination to keep the Penal Laws alive. Morris had to stand trial for murder but was acquitted. | |||
