Convicts on " Prince Regent" arrived Sydney 1824, all charged with insurrection & sentenced to 7 years transportation Patrick Crehan 22 ploughman & fencer from Tipp, employed as shepherd, got certificate of freedom 1830. In his petition stated he thought being imprisoned was enough punishment for being out of his house for two hours, authorities not impressed. James Conroy 26 soldier 6th regiment from Queen's County. Got cerificate of freedom1830. James Duffy 24 thatcher ploughman from Westmeath & employed as stonemason, then shepherd. Got certificate of freedom 1831. Denis Flannery 29 fencer & ploughman from Tipp. Got certificate of freedom 1831. James Hayes 30 thatcher ploughman & fencer from Tipp. Got certificate of freedom 1830. May have married Elizabeth Daly 1833. John O'Shea 29 reaper from Tipp. Got certificate of freedom 1831 but had trouble with Sydney police in 1839. Thomas Quick from Tipp. No activity found in NSW may have died on board the convict ship. John Teefy 26 ploughman & fencer. Employed as servant, & in 1831 allowed to" clear out" on the"Elizabeth" on a special certificate, perhaps made it home. John Ryan 34 shearer ploughman & fencer from Tipp. Employed as dairyman. Got certificate of freedom 1830. Had a brother on board the"Medina" On Medina arrived Sydney 1823 charged with idle & disorderly sentenced to 7 years transportation William Ryan 26 reaper from Tipp. Absconded from assigned master & punished by transportation to Moreton Bay. Got final certificate of freedom in 1846. A mixed bag of fortunes, those convicts who managed to keep out of trouble in the Colony often had long happy lives, very few returned to Ireland Although I could not find any of this lot in the incomplete lists of convicts applying for family reunions, many no doubt had families. They made a great contribution to this country Robyn Hardie Sydney