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Billy the Kid, born Henry McCarty (September 17 or November 23, 1859 – July 14, 1881).
Billy the Kid, a rugadh Henry McCarty (17 Meán Fómhair nó 23 Samhain, 1859 – 14 Iúil, 1881).
Also known by the nickname William H.
Ar a dtugtar freisin leis an leasainm William H.
Bonney, was an outlaw and gunfighter of the American Old West who killed eight men before he was shot and killed at the age of 21.
Bonney, eisiatach agus comhraiceoir gunnaí de chuid Old West Mheiriceá a mharaigh ochtar fear sular lámhachadh agus gur maraíodh é ag aois 21.
He also fought in New Mexicos Lincoln County War, during which he allegedly committed three murders.
Throid sé freisin i gCogadh Contae Lincoln i Nua-Mheicsiceo, agus líomhnaítear go ndearna sé trí dhúnmharú.
McCarty was orphaned at the age of 15.
Dílleachtaíodh McCarty ag aois 15.
His first arrest was for stealing food, at the age of 16, in late 1875.
Ba é a chéad ghabháil ná bia a ghoid, ag 16 bliana d’aois, go déanach i 1875.
Ten days later, he robbed a Chinese laundry and was again arrested, but escaped shortly afterwards.
Deich lá ina dhiaidh sin, ghoid sé níocháin Síneach agus gabhadh arís é, ach d’éalaigh sé go gairid ina dhiaidh sin.
He fled from New Mexico Territory into neighboring Arizona Territory, making him both an outlaw and a federal fugitive.
Theith sé ó Chríoch Nua-Mheicsiceo isteach i gCríoch Arizona in aice láimhe, rud a fhágann go bhfuil sé ina eisiatach agus ina theifeach cónaidhme.
In 1877, McCarty began to refer to himself as “William H.
I 1877, thosaigh McCarty ag tagairt dó féin mar “William H.
Bonney”.
Bonney “.
Two different versions of a wanted poster dated September 23, 1875, refer to him as “Wm.
Tagraíonn dhá leagan éagsúla de phóstaer gan iarraidh dar dáta 23 Meán Fómhair 1875 dó mar “Wm.
Wright, better known as Billy the Kid”.
Wright, ar a dtugtar níos fearr mar Billy the Kid ”.
After murdering a blacksmith during an altercation in August 1877, McCarty became a wanted man in Arizona and returned to New Mexico, where he joined a group of cattle rustlers.
Tar éis dó gabha a dhúnmharú le linn malartaithe i mí Lúnasa 1877, tháinig McCarty chun bheith ina fhear gan iarraidh in Arizona agus d’fhill sé ar ais go Nua-Mheicsiceo, áit a ndeachaigh sé le grúpa meirgeoirí eallaigh.
He became well-known in the region when he joined the Regulators and took part in the Lincoln County War of 1878.
Tháinig cáil mhór air sa réigiún nuair a chuaigh sé leis na Rialtóirí agus ghlac sé páirt i gCogadh Contae Lincoln 1878.
McCarty and two other Regulators were later charged with killing three men, including Lincoln County Sheriff William J.
Cúisíodh McCarty agus beirt Rialtóirí eile ina dhiaidh sin as triúr fear a mharú, lena n-áirítear Sirriam Chontae Lincoln William J.
Brady and one of his deputies.
Brady agus duine dá teachtaí.
McCartys notoriety grew in December 1880 when the Las Vegas Gazette in Las Vegas, New Mexico, and The Sun in New York City carried stories about his crimes.
D’fhás clú agus cáil McCarty i mí na Nollag 1880 nuair a rinne an Las Vegas Gazette i Las Vegas, Nua-Mheicsiceo, agus The Sun i gCathair Nua Eabhrac scéalta faoina choireanna.
Sheriff Pat Garrett captured McCarty later that month.
Ghlac an Sirriam Pat Garrett McCarty níos déanaí an mhí sin.
In April 1881, McCarty was tried and convicted of Bradys murder, and was sentenced to hang in May of that year.
In Aibreán 1881, rinneadh McCarty a thriail agus a chiontú i ndúnmharú Brady, agus gearradh pianbhreith air i mBealtaine na bliana sin.
He escaped from jail on April 28, killing two sheriffs deputies in the process and evading capture for more than two months.
D’éalaigh sé ón bpríosún an 28 Aibreán, ag marú beirt teachtaí sirriam sa phróiseas agus ag seachaint gabhála ar feadh níos mó ná dhá mhí.
Garrett shot and killed McCarty, aged 21, in Fort Sumner on July 14, 1881.
Lámhaigh agus mharaigh Garrett McCarty, 21 bliana d’aois, i Fort Sumner ar 14 Iúil, 1881.
During the following decades, legends grew that McCarty had survived, and a number of men claimed to be him.
Le linn na mblianta ina dhiaidh sin, d’fhás finscéalta gur mhair McCarty, agus mhaígh roinnt fear gurbh é féin é.
Billy the Kid remains one of the most notorious figures from the era, whose life and likeness have been frequently dramatized in Western popular culture.
Tá Billy the Kid fós ar cheann de na daoine is iomráití ón ré, a ndearnadh a shaol agus a chosúlacht a dhrámaíocht go minic i gcultúr móréilimh an Iarthair.