Marjorie's Dead

In 1705 Marjorie McCall was buried in Shankill graveyard, Lurgan. Married to John McCall, a young doctor, her sudden illness and death had him deep in grief, as even with the knowledge of his trade, he was not able to save her. He mourned the loss of his young wife and had her waked and buried. Buried with a rather large and valuable wedding ring.

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Yet not all mourned her loss, some saw it as a rather lucrative situation. The night of her burial, when all was quiet in the graveyard, two grave robbers knew that business was afoot. So they dug her back up, wanting the ring and even her cadaver to make themselves money. The opened her coffin and began to cut off her swollen finger.

 

They really should have checked that she was dead.

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Dark Forest Theatre in partnership with Lurgan Townscape Heritage are proud to present

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Marjorie's Dead.

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