Democratic Sentinel, Volume 1, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 July 1877 — Origin of “ Mollie Maguire.” [ARTICLE]

Origin of “ Mollie Maguire.”

The name of the Mollic Maguires comes from Ireland. Some fifty years or more ago a poor woman in Ireland had her cottage pulled down over her head by a landlord. Her name was Mollie Maguire, and she died of grief and exposure. Thereupon her sons and neighbor’s lads formed themselves into a society, and vowed and took fierce revenge on Irish landlords in general. The band spread rapidly, and they called themselves Mollie Maguires* and Irish coal miners brought the name to America.