Abstract

The Bicentenary of the 1798 Rebellion in Ireland, described recently by Oliver McDonagh as, 'probably the most sanguinary episode in all Irish history ,2 is a moment for antipodean reflection. The small colony of New South Wales was a gaol and later a place of refuge for a goodly number of Irish political prisoners of the 1790s 400 or more United Irishmen and 200 300 'Defenders'.3 Parts of the district

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