400 years ago this summer, the great leader O’Sullivan Beare had his throat cut in Spain

Emerging from Mass in Madrid, he happened upon a duel between his nephew and another exiled Irishman. A statue should be erected there to commemorate him, says Hiram Morgan.

DONAL Cam O’Sullivan, chief of Beara, had his throat cut in Madrid 400 years ago this summer. It happened in Plaza de Santo Domingo, near the royal palace, on July 16, 1618.