Cashman, D. B.

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Fenian political prisoner, transported to W.A.

From the description of Diary, 1867-1868 [manuscript]. 1867-1868. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 762850465

Denis B. Cashman, an Irish immigrant, worked as a journalist in Boston and partner of a printing firm. John Boyle O'Reilly (1844-1890), also an Irish immigrant, settled in Boston in 1870, where he was an editor and published works of poetry and fiction. Prior to immigrating to the United States, both men participated in the Irish Republican Brotherhood (Fenians). After being arrested, they were transported in 1867 to a penal colony in Fremantle, Western Australia. O'Reilly escaped in 1869, and while it is unclear how Cashman left Australia, it is thought that they escaped together.

From the description of Denis B. Cashman papers, 1865-1887, undated [manuscript]. (East Carolina University). WorldCat record id: 733820514

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associatedWith Flood, John person
associatedWith Flood, John, 1841-1909. person
associatedWith Hougoumont (Ship) corporateBody
associatedWith Millbank Prison (London, England) corporateBody
associatedWith O'Reilly, John Boyle, 1844-1890. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Western Australia
Australia--Fremantle (W.A.)
Australia
Australia
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Convicts
Fenians
Fenians
Fenians
Fenians
Penal transportation
Poets, Irish
Political prisoners
Prisoners
Transportation of convicts
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Birth 1842

Death 1897

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