Harriet Butler

Harriet Butler

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Harriet Butler was an elderly milliner and dressmaker from Ranelagh, Dublin, who gained notoriety in 1838 when she was wrongfully accused of stealing a Chester cake, leading to a court case that highlighted issues of class and social justice in Victorian Ireland.

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Harriet Butler was accused of stealing a Chester cake and took Andrew Feeny to court.

Cian Flaherty on that strange Irish concoction called gur cake – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2026-07-28
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