I am hoping that someone on this list will be able to help me to find any clues to the life of my ggg grandfather Patrick Troy, who was the first member of my Troy family to arrive in Australia. I know plenty about his life in Australia but his days in Ireland are shrouded with mystery and sprinkled with myths. Working backwards, Patrick arrived in Sydney in 1811, on board the Providence, having gone on trial in "one county court" in Waterford on Monday 13 August 1810 and being found guilty of attempting to steal arms. A report of his trial appeared in the Waterford Mirror on 20 August 1810. Patrick was sentenced to 7 years' transportation for attempting to steal arms from a Mr. Wilson of Whitestown but claimed to have been with a friend in Carrick on the day in question. As far as I can determine, the county of Wexford is the only one with towns of these names in close proximity. In all records Patrick's place of origin is given as Waterford but this was where he was tried. His age on arrival in Australia indicates, if it is correct, that he was born c1786 but nowhere have I found any reference to his Irish family or to his place or date of birth. Some of the myths about about him include that he was a member of the Flying Column in Wexford. I am hoping that by some miracle all this makes sense to someone and to all the others, I apologise for sending such a long introduction to myself. My fingers are crossed. Carolyn Troy Melbourne. Australia