15-year-old Patrick O’Brien drew the short straw. He was killed and eaten by the rest of the crew – Irish cannibals on the high seas

There’s a dark chapter of history behind two paintings in Sheppard’s Legacy of the Big House auction, which takes place in Durrow, Co Laois from September 24 to 26. Both show 19th-century sailing ships owned by Spaight’s Shipping Company in Limerick.

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