Exiles from Erin: Convict Lives in Ireland and Australia - Softcover

 
9780333564370: Exiles from Erin: Convict Lives in Ireland and Australia
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0333564375 ISBN 13: 9780333564370
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 1991

Synopsis

In April 1791 the "Queen" sailed from Cobh in Cork with the first cargo of Irish convicts destined for New South Wales. During the next 76 years, Ireland supplied 40,000 of all the convicts transported to Australia. This book looks at what happened to these exiles.

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Synopsis

In April 1791 the Queen sailed from the Cove of Cork with the first cargo of Irish convicts destined for the new prison colony of New South Wales. In this book, some of the leading authorities on Irish convicts have re-created the Irish and colonial lives of a colourful selection of petty criminals, political rebels, tithe-protesters, eccentric clerics, faction-fighters and poets. How they responded to the challenge of a new life at 'Botany Bay' is an exciting story, rich with Irish pathos and good humour.

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date
1991
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0333564375
ISBN 13 
9780333564370
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
352
Editor
Reece Bob

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9780717119226: Exiles from Erin: Convict Lives in Ireland and Australia

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ISBN 10:  071711922X ISBN 13:  9780717119226
Publisher: Gill & Macmillan Ltd, 1991
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