Wild Goose Lecture  ‘Reflections on the Fenians in Australia’ Bernie Brophy

Who were the Fenians?In 1868 sixty-two Irish political prisoners, Fenians, were transported to Fremantle. A group were sent to build roads in the Bunbury area. The most famous, poet and writer, John Boyle O'Reilly, escaped on an American Whaler, theGazelleand made his way to Boston where he became a newspaper editor. He was instrumental in a plot where Captain Anthony rescued six remaining prisoners from the Rockingham foreshore in 1876 and sailed them on theCatalpato the USA. The Bunbury area played an important role in this escape.

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Wild Goose Lecture  - ‘Reflections on the Fenians in Australia’ by Fenian descendant Bernie Brophy

NWS Shipping Theatre  - WA Maritime Museum

In January 1868, the last convict ship to Australia, the Hougoumont arrived in Fremantle. On board were 62 Irish political prisoners, known as Fenians who carried with them seven editions of a hand-written newspaper, the Wild Goose. To commemorate this literary achievement the Fenians Festival invites you to a lecture by prominent Australian/Irish human rights lawyer, Bernie Brophy. He will reflect on the contributions made to Australia by his forebear, Hugh Francis Brophy, a builder whose skills were in high demand in the early Colony, and other prominent Fenians.Please join us after the event at the Kelp Bar at Kidogo Arthouse Bathers Beach to meet Bernie and enjoy a traditional Irish session, the music wil be in full swing from 6-8pm.

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