Wexford Martyrs

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The Wexford Martyrs were Matthew Lambert, Robert Tyler, Edward Cheevers, Patrick Cavanagh and two unknown individuals, all Catholic. In 1581 they were found guilty of treason for aiding in the escape of Viscount Baltinglass and refusing to acknowledge the English monarch as the head of the Church. They were subsequently hanged, drawn and quartered in Wexford, Ireland.

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