I like the Irish spirit that permeated it. That was staggering to me, the kind of strength that would be required for that. I found it fascinating how the Donnelly family held up post-murder. “It’s one of those things where you’ve got to know the back story in order to understand what happened,” said Little. “A lot of the interest is in the murders, and a lot of authors will stop there. To ensure his book was accurate, Little undertook four years of research, which started with reading secondary sources and what other authors had written about the Donnellys, though Little said he eventually became “obsessed” with primary materials such as official transcripts. He said he had to dig through old newspapers and was able to have a 3,000-page archive sent to him from Western University, all while receiving advice from the Lucan Area Heritage and Donnelly Museum. I wanted to know what could cause a group of people to band together to kill a family, and how the killers could get off.” “Initially my questions were pretty basic. Kelleys sensational interpretation of this tragedy raised the Donnellys from local folklore to a shocking piece of Canadiana. Blending parts of a true story with generous spoonfuls of fiction, crime author Thomas P. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The Black Donnellys is the tale of the most vicious feud in southwestern Ontario history.
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