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On March 08, 1742 in Celtic History

William crotty, outlaw of the comeragh mountains, is tried in waterford

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    William Crotty (“Crotty the Robber”) (1712–42) was a highwayman who was hanged in Waterford in 1742. Several of his hideouts in the Comeragh Mountains are named after him.

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