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Friday, July 3, 2020

Malachi D. Moynihan - Escaped The Noose Twice!

Through the years of researching Moynahans from Kerry, Ireland, I have come across so many different surname spellings: Moynihan, Moynahan, Moynehan, etc.

I feel compelled to collect them all even if there is no paper or DNA trail to connect them to my ancestors. I collect their stories and whatever facts I can gather about their lives and share them online in my "Moynahan Scrapbook". In the story that follows, misspelling of a surname saved Malachi's life!

Malachi D. Moynihan Escapes the Noose Twice!

Source: Screenshot: https://museum.canoncity.org/

Malachi's story takes place in Canon City, Fremont, Colorado and involves a mule, a murder and a mean-spirited railway section boss named Fitzpatrick.