James Fitzharris
James Fitzharris nicknamed Skin-the-Goat (4 October 1833 – 7 September 1910) was a member of the Dublin, Ireland-based Invincibles. Biography. Born at Ferns, County Wexford, where his father was an employee at the Sinnott estate, he later became an Irish republican. When working as a cab driver, he earned his nickname when he found a goat eating the horse hair in his horses' collar. Fitzharris killed and skinned the goat on the spot, using the hide to cover his knees when he drove his cab. Ultimately, he served as getaway driver during the assassination of Permanent  Under Secretary Thomas Henry Burke and Lord Frederick Cavendish in Phoenix Park. He was later tried and found not guilty of the murders but in a retrial in May 1883, was convicted of conspiracy and accessory to murder and sentenced to penal servitude for life. He was released from prison in 1899 and visited the United States until he was deported back to Ireland in 1900. He is mentioned in the Irish folk song, "Monto (Take Her Up to Monto)", written by George Desmond Hodnett and popularised by The Dubliners. FitzHarris died on 7 September 1910, in the South Dublin  Union workhouse where he had been living in penury. He is buried in Glasnevin Cemetery. His death certificate noted that he was married but little is known of his wife or family.