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Philip Cunningham, The Kerryman Behind Australia’s First Rebellion

Pauline Murphy Mar 7, 2019 1

According to the National Museum of Australia, the first rebellion in Australia took place in 1804 and it was a Kerryman who started it. Up to 300 convicts were led by Kerry born Philip Cunningham in a revolt on a New South Wales prison…

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Lone Wolf Republican | The life of Henry James O’Farrell

Pauline Murphy Aug 10, 2018 0

Henry James O'Farrell is a name largely unknown in today's world but 150 years ago his name was trending for all the wrong reasons when he carried out an assassination attempt on a member of the Royal family. O'Farrell was born in 1833…