Murder and Madness: Gender and the use of the insanity defence in nineteenth century Ireland

Pauline M. Prior

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)19-36
Number of pages18
JournalNew Hibernia Review
Volume9:4
Publication statusPublished - 2005

Keywords

  • gender
  • mental illness
  • insanity defence
  • crime, prison, convicts
  • Ireland, mental health services, history
  • infanticide

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