James Fitzharris

James Fitzharris nicknamed Skin-the-Goat (4 October 1833 – 7 September 1910) was a member of the Invincibles, a Dublin-based Irish revolutionary group.

Born at Sliabh Bhuí, Ferns, County Wexford,[1] where his father was an employee at the Sinnott estate, he later became an Irish republican.

Fitzharris killed and skinned the goat on the spot, using the hide to cover his knees when he drove his cab.

[2] Ultimately, he served as getaway driver during the assassination of Permanent Under Secretary Thomas Henry Burke and Lord Frederick Cavendish in Phoenix Park.

FitzHarris died on 7 September 1910, in the South Dublin Union workhouse where he had been living in penury.