page_title: Henry Barry, 4th Baron Barry of Santry
section_title: Aftermath
hierarchical_section_title: Henry Barry, 4th Baron Barry of Santry / Murder of Laughlin Murphy / Aftermath
caption_attribution_description: The Dodder at Ballsbridge
context_page_description: Henry Barry, 4th Baron Barry of Santry, often referred to simply as Lord Santry, was an Irish peer. He is unique in being the only member of the Irish House of Lords to be convicted of murder by his peers, for which crime he was sentenced to death. He later received a full pardon, but died when he was still a young man.
context_section_description: King George II, like all British monarchs, had the prerogative of mercy, and  a campaign was launched by Santry's friends and relatives to persuade the King to grant a pardon. Their plea seems to have concentrated on the victim's low social standing, the implication being that the life of a peer was worth more than that of a tavern worker, despite the victim's blameless character and the savage and wanton nature of the murder.  The King proved reluctant to grant a pardon, and for a  time it seemed that Santry must   die, but in due course a reprieve was issued. Popular legend had it that his uncle Sir Compton Domvile, through whose estate at Templeogue the River Dodder flowed, secured a royal pardon for his nephew by threatening to divert the course of the river, thus depriving the citizens of Dublin of their main supply of drinking water.
  On 17 June 1740, Lord Santry received a full royal pardon and the restoration of his title and estates; soon afterwards he left Ireland for good and settled in England. His last years are said to have been wretched: although he made a second marriage  shortly before his death,  he was abandoned by all  his  former friends,  was in great pain from gout and prone to depression. On his death in 1751 the title became extinct; his estates passed to his Domvile cousins. His widow Elizabeth outlived him by many years, dying in December 1816.
caption: River Dodder today
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