Researchers spurred by injustice explain why 18th century Irish man famed for his exceptional height deserves burial he wanted
The skeleton of Charles Byrne on display at the Hunterian Museum in London before a six-year revamp which will see his remains removed to storage.The skeleton of Charles Byrne on display at the Hunterian Museum in London before a six-year revamp which will see his remains removed to storage.Thomas Muinzer recalls the day when, as a bored student in Belfast learning about property law, a few sentences about the 18th century “Irish Giant” Charles Byrne caught his eye.
It was a the start of a two decades long obsession, as Muinzer, now co-Director of Aberdeen University’s Centre for Energy Law, teamed up with leading medical ethicist Prof Len Doyal, and other campaignersThis week, they finally achieved that goal. A 1784 posthumous sketch of Charles Byrne, known as the Irish Giant, depicted with Edinburgh notables.At least 2.3 metres in stature, Byrne made a living exhibiting himself in the years before his death, aged 22.
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