Crime and Punishment in Dundalk. The Transportation of Irish Women in 19th Century Ireland: A Case History

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September 2012
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Abstract
This article focuses on the tale of two sisters, Margaret and Judith Byrne, who were arrested in Dundalk for the larceny of a pair of shoes, transferred to Grange Gorman Lane, transportation depot, and disposed of on the Phoebe in 1845 to Van Diemen’s Land. This article examines the case as it was presented to the courts including the petitions put forward on behalf of the sisters. Their journey from Dundalk to Hobart will be considered and documentary analysis will uncover how the sisters fared once they stepped foot on Vandemonian soil.
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Type of Material
Working Paper
Publisher
University College Dublin. School of Social Justice. Women's Studies
Series
Women & Gender Studies Series
Vol. 12(2)
Keywords
Subject – LCSH
Penal transportation
Women prisoners--Ireland--History
Ideology--History--19th century
Tasmania
Historiography
Language
English
Status of Item
Peer reviewed
This item is made available under a Creative Commons License
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Gender and Sexualities Series