IRISH CONVICTS.. Trove Tuesday 27th July 2021

 

RED JOHN KELLY #

So many of us have links to convicts, a number of them Irish. It used to be something whispered... but now we wear that badge with pride. I recall my grandfather whispering to his history loving granddaughter..

"Don't tell your mother, dearie, but I think we may have a convict in the family.." Of course, I was delighted, not shocked. Sadly, by the time I was able to research for myself, Pa had left us. I do hope he now knows that we didn't have one convict, we have a bunch of them and all proudly accepted as part of our family history. I can see the wide smile on your face now, Pa, and that may explain the larrikinism that so often appeared within you.

Enjoy.. and feel free to share your stories in comments below.

Ballarat Courier (Vic. : 1869 - 1884; 1914 - 1918), Saturday 18 February 1871 National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article191648450

The Irish Fenian prisoners known as the Fremantle Six. 

Photos: Wikipedia

Freeman's Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1850 - 1932), Saturday 31 May 1884, page 5 National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110066112

Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931), Thursday 28 May 1885, page 7 National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article111010837

Barrier Miner (Broken Hill, NSW : 1888 - 1954), Wednesday 29 March 1911, page 3 National Library of Australia   http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article45155293

Photograph of Patrick Doran, FP 126 nla.obj-919437026

Irish Convict

Tribune (Sydney, NSW : 1939 - 1991), Wednesday 1 December 1971, page 2 National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article237868249

#John Kelly father of Ned Kelly

Born 20 Feb 1820 in Killenaule Parish, Moyglass, Co Tipperary, Ireland.

Died 27 Dec 1866 

Further Information:

*Convict Trial Records National Library Australia

* index as a PDF National Archives Ireland  Ireland-Australia- Transportation 

  Note: this is a large file free to download. Very helpful for those researching Irish convicts

* James Wilson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Wilson_(Irish_nationalist)

*  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3095781/Poor-shipped-against-world-untold-story-Ireland-s-Potato-Orphans-teenagers-sent-Australia-married-convict-settlers.html

* The Earl Grey scheme | trevo's Irish famine orphanshttps://earlgreysfamineorphans.wordpress.com › category

* Note: I have written a number of posts about convicts.. you can find them by typing various words into the search bar at the end of each page.  e.g.   convict       transportation      tickets of leave   absconded