The Dilemma of a Parish Priest

In the 1800s, the church was everything. People went there to get married and bury their loved ones. When a parish priest spoke out against a family, "it's like being banned from your country" James Donley had no fear of 40 armed farmers on his property going through his silos. His wife Johanna took off on a back route on a buck board to warn William that this arm mob was descending upon him.

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