Henry (Harry) Gleeson

Rest in eternal paradise

At peace at last. Condolences to all Harry's family. Desmond Walshe, Dublin

Rest in Peace Harry
Congratulations and well done to all involved in bringing you back home to Tipperary. Heart breaking 💔

Sincere sympathy to Diane and family on the sad passing of Eddie. He was part of the fabric of Clonmel and will be missed.
May his gentle soul rest in peace.

Well done to you all for fighting for the justice he well and truly deserved.
Rest in Peace Harry in your final resting place.

Rest in Glorious Peace.🕊️

A big thank you to all involved in the process of seeking a pardon for Harry, and in completing the circle by bringing him back to his home place. This was my Father’s wish all his life.. Paddy O Dwyer… he spoke about Harry so much that we all knew his story growing up. It was a very special and unique day in Holy Cross Abbey and it was a privilege to have been there.

Rest in peace Harry, back in your native Holycross at last..

A dreadful injustice was done, my Father went to Gaile school with Harry. He had a great interest in Harry’s case and always hoped that justice would would prevail.

A special thought also for Moll McCarthy, Rest in Peace..

Mary Hennessy, Cahir

Rest in eternal peace Harry, how sad you never knew that justice has been done, Condolences to your family and to all who fought to clear your good name.

Rest in eternal peace Harry how sad you never knew that Justice has been done, condolences to your family and to all who fought to clear your good name.

My first knowledge of Harry was when I read Murder at Marlhill now I would like to thank all the family and friends who worked tirelessly to clear Harry’s name. Welcome home to Tipperary

Rest In Sweet Peace. 🌹

My sympathy to Harry`s family at this time. You achieved justice for an innocent man and I salute you. May he Rest in Peace in the lovely soil of Tipperary

Thanks and congratulations to the Gleeson family and all who campaigned for an official acknowledgement of Harry’s innocence and the terrible wrong done to him. Welcome back to Tipperary, Harry, to rest in peace among your people. May God’s light shine on you all.
Donal Ryan & family, Nenagh

Deepest sympathy to the family members of the late Henry Harry Gleeson wrongly
convicted of a murder he did not commit. Congrats to family and committee for their commitment in securing his pardon and return of his remain to be buried in the family polt with his patents and siblings in St Mary's Cemetery Holycrosss Co Tipperary.RIP. Harry.

Fáilte abhaile. Codladh sámh.

Harry's sister, Catherine, if I'm not mistaken married Dan Breen, his mother was a first cousin of my Grandfather Patrick J. Bermingham, his mother was Byrne. 83 years, what a wonderful family to do Harry such a Blessing and an honour. Had I have seen this earlier, I would have attended. Joy from Mayo.

At last, at long last.

Rest easy now Harry.Back where u belong & well done to all your family who never gave up the fight to clear your name.

Wonderful to see justice done and an innocent man restored to his family and his native place. A true witness to the profound dangers of capital punishment.

May Harry Gleeson rest in peace. Our sincere condolences to his family on his unwarrented death and the miscarriage of justice.

I was born and I live in London but the poignant homecoming last weekend of Henry Gleeson has re-connected me with my Tipperary roots, with emotions I did not really expect. I do not have to add to the many formal funeral tributes here, but simply wish to commend ALL involved over the decades. I permit myself to record a moving family anecdote: My great grandad, Billy O'Gorman of Glenough, Rossmore was a friend and business partner of Gleeson's. He attended the trial but was not called to give evidence. Unsurprisingly, a juror collapsed when the judge was summing up with chillingly ruthlessness and shocking bias against Harry. As the court adjourned briefly, Billy (my great grandad) tried to console Harry as he was being led away. The immortal words of a terrified Harry to my great grandad "say a prayer for me Billy" are recorded in the excellent book, "Murder At Marlhill". I like to think now that justice will shine down on the green lands of Tipperary ("God's own country") forever with Harry back under its sod and looking down from the mysterious land beyond. Rest well now Harry. All who did not betray you (many now passed on) they, and Justice itself, are the victors now.

A long overdue triumph, that Henry Gleeson returns to his beloved heath for eternal rest. All who played a part, & there are so many, deserve great accolades but, without question, the diligence of the late Marcus Bourke, retired barrister from the AG's office, combined with his meticulous researcher, local-man Eddie Dalton were seminal in what culminated in "Murder At Marlhill" - a compelling catalogue for Gleeson's innocence. It paved the way for what would bear fruit in recent years. Recent efforts were spearheaded by Bernadette Gorman (Lowry) on Tipp FM. All were based on these earlier tireless and meticulous efforts: It was more than fitting, that Eddie Dalton, who worked ceaselessly on Harry's case for decades & found the rigged Firearms' register as early as 1982, was honoured by the Tipperary Association Dublin with a Lifetime Achievement Award.(Plaudits too, to them.) A special word must go to Bourke's brave publisher, Willie Nolan, (Geography Publications) for his gallantry in publishing a book that was so unpopular in 1993. It restores one's fate in humanity that every new decade threw up new individuals who refused to look the other way, viz Gleeson's grim, uncorrected plight. Most were motivated by the bonds of love, sorrow and outraged, handed down the generations close to it. The bones of the dead it is said, cry out for justice and this final homecoming should be more than a spiritual catharsis: This epic tragedy has a big lesson for official Ireland!!

May Harry now rest peacefully. It was an awful injustice. Greatest respect and admiration for those who fought to clear his name.

May Harry rest in peace.

Condolences to the Gleeson family and also congratulations on your huge achievement in clearing the good name of your beloved Harry RIP. So sad to think that the cowardly person(s) who murdered the beautiful Moll McCarthy walked free. I hope and pray to God that someone in this day and age will disclose the true identity of the murderer(s) as surely someone out there must have this knowledge. What a lesson it would be for society if the perpetrators were named even after all this time, perhaps future generations would think twice before committing such an evil act. The Gleeson and the McCarthy families who have suffered so much over the years deserve the full story.

Whoever convicted this man henry gleeson in the wrong wonis completely innocenct must be turning in their grave. RIP henry

Sincere sympathy to the Gleeson family. May Harry rest in peace. Well done to you all.

My late Great-Uncle Pat Furlong was a good friend and neighbour of Harry's when he lived at Marlhill. I am sure he would have been glad to know that his friend would be rightly exonerated and finally laid to rest where he deserved. Hard to imagine now what a difficult, frustrating and dreadful time it must have been. Condolences and well done to all Harry's family and supporters. May he rest in peace.

A grave injustice to a totally innocent man to his family and friends who never gave up the good fight to clear his name and bring his remains back to the beautiful holy cross Abbey his remains can finally rest in peace the great light of heaven on Harry Gleeson soul rest in eternal peace🙏🙏

Rest in peace Harry .Back on your native soil. May heaven be your bed.

Growing up in the Parish of New Inn- always heard that Harry Gleeson was an innocent man.
Well done to the Gleeson, Caesar, and Delaney families who worked tirelessly to uncover the truth.
Harry rest in Peace in your native Holycross and Rise in Glory.
Margaret 0’Halloran/ Walsh and our Lynch connections- New Inn/ Marlhill

My sincere sympathy with Harry's surviving relatives and extended family. Congratulations to those who fought tirelessly to clear his name and right the wrongs insofar as was possible.
To call Harry's conviction and sentence a miscarriage of justice is a misstatement. Miscarriages of justice are usually as a result of errors or incompetence but this was a case of an innocent man being framed for a heinous crime to protect the true perpetrator(s). The case reminds me of that of Myles Joyce who was wrongly hanged for the Maamtrasna murders in Galway in 1882. He said from the gallows that he would meet Jesus, a man wrongly killed, on that day. Harry went to his death with fortitude, knowing he was taking a true criminal's place. I have no doubt that both Myles and Harry joined Jesus Christ in heaven the moments they died.
Sadly, justice was only party done. Harry Gleeson was deprived of decades of life, Moll McCarthy was brutally murdered, her daughter was incarcerated in a Magdalen home and the true killer(s) were never held to account. Thank God Harry is back where he belongs.

Dear Harry, I was deeply saddened to hear what you were put through. You wanted this to be an open book and now it is - the truth has been told and you are now back with your loved ones. You and your family can be so proud of your inspirational courage and strength. You will never be forgotten. Rest in eternal peace.

Rest in peace 🙏 Harry

May God rest your soul Harry

my condolence to the family of Harry Gleeson and congratulations for the great work they have done to finally bring the injustice to an end.
i have read the books i know the story..

Sincere condolences to the family of the late Mr Henry Gleeson, an innocent man. And immense respect to all who did not relent in their quest to get justice for him. Well done in clearing his name, and in giving his mortal remains the homecoming, and the respect, they deserve. God bless you all. I will pray for Mr Gleeson and also for the murdered lady, Ms Moll McCarthy, who was denied justice as well. May they rest in peace.

Condolence to all the Gleeson and Caser families. May Harry finally Rest In Peace where he belongs. RIP

Sincere condolences to the Gleeson & Caeser families. Rest in Peace Harry.

Condolences to Harry's family and friends and respect to them for their unstinting determination to get justice for Harry and to bring him home.
Rest in peace Harry.

Rest in peace Harry. Back in your native soil at last. A terrible injustice. A special thought for poor Nell Carty

May this misfortune man now Rest In Peace,sincere thanks to all those who fought for Harry's name to be cleared and god help all those who are blamed in the wrong,hopefully someday justice will be done for them too 🙏🏻

To harry family
At last harry is back home in Tipperary
After all in justice that was done .

MayThe light of Heaven shine on Harry and May his Gentle soul Now Rest In Eternal Peace.

We were very honoured to be in the congregation at Holycross Abbey for the funeral mass of Harry Gleeson.
After his posthumous pardon in 2015, Harry was finally laid to rest in his native Holycross.
To his family, friends and Justice for Harry Gleeson campaigners we extend our congratulations on your great achievement.

Harry Welcome home to Tipperary and to beautiful Holycross It was a privilege to be present at your Mass May your gentle soul rest in peace

My condolences to the Gleeson family and extended family. May Harry rest peacefully now at home.

Delighted justice was done . Can't imagine what you suffered.May you Rest in peace now in your own Tipperary Soil .

Sincere condolences to all the Gleeson/Caesar families on such a tragic loss.
Although this is a truly sad story...it is also beautiful and shows the power of love.
Hopefully Harry has felt every bit of love, shown to him by the many friends/family, who have tirelessly acheived justice and done Harry proud.
Now time for you to rest in peace Harry❤️

Rest in peace now Harry X

Rest in peace at home today Harry where you should have been free to roam in peace, only for the injustice served to you. To Harry’s family, who fought for this day- you have embodied the meaning of family for generations past, present and future should feel so proud. I’m sure there were many hugs in heaven and Tipperary today.
Well done to all who were instrumental in unravelling the truth. Very moving, may Harry rest in perfect peace.

Rest in peace Harry.
Such a tragic story.

You are finally back in time own native soil .An innocent man taken too soon . Blessings on your family who fought so long and hard to being you home and to clear your name if the wrongdoing . May you rest in peace now that you are with your own people .

Rest In Peace Harry Gleeson, you're home now in your native town. Your family have done you proud and brought you home. Rest peacefully now your innocence has been recognised.

Condolences and respect to your family and friends.

Finally back where you belong Harry. The bed of Heaven to you. May you rest easy now. Sincere condolences to the Gleeson family.

Sincere condolences to all your family, who fought the good fight on your behalf.
Rest in Peace, Harry.

Thank God and Harry's family that fought so hard to clear his name, that he is now back in his native Tipperary. The truth will always win out in the end. Harry is looking after you all from his eternal heavenly home.

My sincere condolences to all Harry's remaining relatives. Congratulations to all those who worked so tirelessly to clear Harry's name and for bringing him back home to be placed beside his loved ones. Shame on those who wronged Harry and the McCarthy family.

May poor Harry rest in peace.
What a sad and tragic story.