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Men of Honour? The Escape of the Young Irelanders from Van Diemen's Land
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Petrow, S, Men of Honour? The Escape of the Young Irelanders from Van Diemen's Land, Journal of Australian Colonial History, 7 pp. 139-160. ISSN 1441-0370 (2005) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
Of all the political prisoners transported to Van Diemen's Land, the
Irishmen who led the Young Ireland nationalist movement in a
failed rebellion against English rule in 1848 were among the most
famous. These men of energy and intelligence met their
transportation with dignity and in their different ways adapted to their
new environment. But they were young men — at 45 the leader,
William Smith O'Brien, was the oldest — and they never saw Van
Diemen's Land as their final resting place. They hoped to serve Ireland
in the future. This article will focus on the experiences of five Young
Irelanders in Van Diemen's Land who attempted to escape (in the case
of O'Brien) or did escape (in the case of Terence Bellew MacManus,
Thomas Francis Meagher, Patrick O'Donohoe, and John Mitchel). It
will consider the reasons for and means of their escape, especially
whether they escaped in a noble and honourable way as befitting their
status as gentlemen. This point obsessed them in their journals, letters
home, and careers after leaving Van Diemen's Land.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | Van Diemen's Land, prisoners, Young Ireland nationalist movement, Young Irelanders, escape |
Research Division: | History, Heritage and Archaeology |
Research Group: | Historical studies |
Research Field: | Australian history |
Objective Division: | Culture and Society |
Objective Group: | Understanding past societies |
Objective Field: | Understanding Australia's past |
UTAS Author: | Petrow, S (Professor Stefan Petrow) |
ID Code: | 37369 |
Year Published: | 2005 |
Deposited By: | History and Classics |
Deposited On: | 2005-08-01 |
Last Modified: | 2012-11-26 |
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