Anne Toner
- Born
- 1 Mar 1818
- Gender
- Female
- Place of migration
- Migrated to/Born in Australia
Our aim is to connect all people with a link to Newry (Armagh). You may live here, have visited here or maybe are tracing ancestors who left long ago. In any case, we’re sure to have lots to share and are delighted to welcome you.

Newry Barracks
Location: Newry (Armagh)
Newry
The Burke & Hare Halloween Murder
<p>On October 31 in 1828, Irishmen Burke and Hare took the life of their final victim, Margaret Docherty, at a guest house in Edinburgh. </p> <p>This bloody murder on All Hallow's Eve would prove to be the notorious pair's undoing...</p>
1828-10-31 12:00:00
William Burke of Urney hanged in Edinburgh
<p>Two of the most notorious Irish bodysnatchers in history were Irishmen William Burke of Urneu and William Hare of Newry who operated in Edinburgh. They murdered their victims to cash-in on the demand for corpses for medical dissection.</p>
1829-01-29 12:00:00