Richard Pigott (1835—1 March 1889) was an Irish journalist, best known for his forging of evidence that Charles Stewart Parnell of the Irish Land League had been involved in the murders of senior British government representatives. Parnell successfully sued for libel and Pigott shot himself.
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1838 Ratoath, Co. Meath, Ireland
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1 March 1889 (aged 50) Madrid, Spain
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