Although I personally did not see it, I understand the Irish Independent in Dublin published the booklet in serial form a few years back. The story has, therefore, a following in Ireland as I discovered to my surprise. The story has, in fact, spawned several books and seems to be a never-ending source of theatrical works, graphic art, television plays and screenplays. I myself have written The Donnelly Album, published in 1977 by Macmillan of Canada but currently out of print. A television docu-drama which I also wrote was televised on the Canadian national network in 1982.
Some authors claim the roots of the feud go back to Ireland.
Others claim the Donnellys were mad-dog criminals out of control whom vigilante justice alone could stop. Whether the feud originated here or in the faction fighting arising out of the tortured soil of Tipperary remains my quest to solve. Approaching the children and grandchildren of alleged murderers has not been an easy task but, as the shrouds of forgiving time fall on their descendants, the code of silence becomes less exacting. The discovery was a major breakthrough in helping to dispel more than a hundred years of myth and legend surrounding the story. The records were in the church register of the Roman Catholic union parish of Dunkerrin, Moneygall and Barna.