Hello Janet and List a bit over a month ago you listed names of people caught up in the insurrection arrests in Tipperary in the 1820s, I decided to try & look into the fates of the ones who were transported as convicts to Australia, thinking it would not take too long. I have to some extent failed to uncover the long term stories of those transported but have gathered quite a bit of information. There is a view that the insurrection act of 1822 was a response to more than just the usual agrarian unrest, and that the activity in Munster at that time was a "Rockite" rebellion aimed at starting a national uprising, (Peter Berresford Ellis). Some of those arrested might have been plotting rebellion or caught up in the big arrest sweeps, just by being in the wrong place at the wrong time, & if sent to Australia for seven years ( a light sentence then) your life was irrevocably changed. The new colony needed workers & convicts were the main source of labour. They were assigned to masters to work out their time, who did have to feed & clothe them. Quite a number of these transportees petitioned the Lieutenant Governor for clemency, & the petitions seem to express disbelief that you could be in prison & about to be sent to the ends of the earth for being out of your house for a couple of hours. I hope some listers will find some interest in some of the details I have uncovered. Convicts on "Castle Forbes" arrived Sydney 1823, all charged with insurrection & sentenced to 7 years transportation. Denis Hassett (Hassit) 21 ploughman from Feacle Clare, was looking for work in Nenagh when arrested for " being out of doors," sole support for 5 orphans . Employed as ploughman got certificate of freedom in 1830 and married Mary Casey Martin Breen 23 reaper from Tipp . Martin was sent from Sydney to Moreton Bay (now in Queensland) a secondary penal settlement, to which were sent 'colonial offenders'. There is no record of his colonial offence, he died there in 1830. Daniel Keating 24 reaper from Tipp. employed as a laborer at a vineyard. Certificate of freedom 1830 Michael Ryan 26 ploughman from Tipp. Got a certificate of freedom in 1831 but committed an offence in Sydney in 1835 & was transported to Norfolk lsland(a very tough place of punishment) for 14 years. "Cleared out in 1851 on 'The Edgar' for California!" Thomas Shanahan 26 reaper from Tipp. Also sent to Moreton Bay with an additional 7 year sentence, commuted to 4 years, but died there in 1830 Convicts on "Lonach" arrived Sydney 1825, charged with insurrection & sentenced to 7 years transportation Patrick English 33 reaper from Tipp assigned as 'servant' got certificate of freedom 1830 William Dwyer 36 ploughman from Tipp, no record of assignment but did marry in 1828 These two were from a group from Cullen whose petition was ignored, there is an account of their trial in the Connaught Journal & although they protested their innocence, there is a possibility that they were involved in one of the groups plotting against the establishment. Robyn Hardie Sydney

This kind of report is so amazing and so helpful even if it doesn't refer directly to my relatives. Thank you so much for your efforts. Peggy Quinn Arlington, Texas http://home.roadrunner.com/~pegquinn/index.htm -----Original Message----- From: cotipperary-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:cotipperary-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of D and R Hardie Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 6:22 PM To: cotipperary@rootsweb.com Cc: irl-tipperary@rootsweb.com Subject: [COTIPPERARY] insurrection 1822/25 Hello Janet and List a bit over a month ago you listed names of people caught up in the insurrection arrests in Tipperary in the 1820s, I decided to try & look into the fates of the ones who were transported as convicts to Australia, thinking it would not take too long. I have to some extent failed to uncover the long term stories of those transported but have gathered quite a bit of information. There is a view that the insurrection act of 1822 was a response to more than just the usual agrarian unrest, and that the activity in Munster at that time was a "Rockite" rebellion aimed at starting a national uprising, (Peter Berresford Ellis). Some of those arrested might have been plotting rebellion or caught up in the big arrest sweeps, just by being in the wrong place at the wrong time, & if sent to Australia for seven years ( a light sentence then) your life was irrevocably changed. The new colony needed workers & convicts were the main source of labour. They were assigned to masters to work out their time, who did have to feed & clothe them. Quite a number of these transportees petitioned the Lieutenant Governor for clemency, & the petitions seem to express disbelief that you could be in prison & about to be sent to the ends of the earth for being out of your house for a couple of hours. I hope some listers will find some interest in some of the details I have uncovered. Convicts on "Castle Forbes" arrived Sydney 1823, all charged with insurrection & sentenced to 7 years transportation. Denis Hassett (Hassit) 21 ploughman from Feacle Clare, was looking for work in Nenagh when arrested for " being out of doors," sole support for 5 orphans . Employed as ploughman got certificate of freedom in 1830 and married Mary Casey Martin Breen 23 reaper from Tipp . Martin was sent from Sydney to Moreton Bay (now in Queensland) a secondary penal settlement, to which were sent 'colonial offenders'. There is no record of his colonial offence, he died there in 1830. Daniel Keating 24 reaper from Tipp. employed as a laborer at a vineyard. Certificate of freedom 1830 Michael Ryan 26 ploughman from Tipp. Got a certificate of freedom in 1831 but committed an offence in Sydney in 1835 & was transported to Norfolk lsland(a very tough place of punishment) for 14 years. "Cleared out in 1851 on 'The Edgar' for California!" Thomas Shanahan 26 reaper from Tipp. Also sent to Moreton Bay with an additional 7 year sentence, commuted to 4 years, but died there in 1830 Convicts on "Lonach" arrived Sydney 1825, charged with insurrection & sentenced to 7 years transportation Patrick English 33 reaper from Tipp assigned as 'servant' got certificate of freedom 1830 William Dwyer 36 ploughman from Tipp, no record of assignment but did marry in 1828 These two were from a group from Cullen whose petition was ignored, there is an account of their trial in the Connaught Journal & although they protested their innocence, there is a possibility that they were involved in one of the groups plotting against the establishment. Robyn Hardie Sydney ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COTIPPERARY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message