The Irish Vanguard: The Convicts of the Queen, Ireland to Botany Bay, 1791

Ireland, 1790. Crime is escalating, as hundreds of vagrants stroll the streets prostituting themselves and robbing others. Those already in gaol were digging their way out through the sewers, as others did the hangman’s jig. All the while, the idea of revolution was being bandied about too much for King George’s liking. more...

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Death or Liberty: The Convicts of the Britannia, Ireland to Botany Bay, 1797

Death would have been a better option that life on board the hell-ship Britannia. Its 200 or so convicts had faced a sadistic captain, starvation rations and savage punishments during their long journey from Ireland. Even the days heralding their arrival into Sydney brought severe hail and gale force winds. more...

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Pat Moore's Swamp: An Irish Family in Botany Bay

Convict Patrick Moore arrived in Sydney aboard the horror ship Britannia in 1797. Over the next 54 years his story, and that of his wife's Rose Green, would be one of hardship, and also reward. more...

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Of Infamous Character: The Convicts of the Boddingtons, Ireland to Botany Bay, 1793

The third book in a series of five, Of Infamous Character traces the lives of 145 convicts transported from Ireland to Botany Bay on board the Boddingtons in 1793. One of the smaller ships to arrive that decade, it nevertheless had a violent element to its cargo, and a large contingent of convicts form the north of Ireland. more...

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A Nimble Fingered Tribe: The Convicts of the Sugar Cane, Ireland to Botany Bay, 1793

September 1793 heralded the arrival in Sydney of 164 prisoners from Ireland aboard the Sugar Cane; mainly urban criminals and sturdy beggars, exiled by a British government eager to rid Ireland of its poor and homeless. more...

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The Origins of Irish Convict Transportation to New South Wales by Bob Reece

In The Origins of Irish Convict Transportation to New South Wales Reece explores the pre-history of Irish convict transportation to New South Wales, which began with the Queen in April 1791. more...

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A Desperate Set of Villains: The Convicts of the Marquis Cornwallis, Ireland to Botany Bay, 1796

A contemporary source called them the refuse and sweepings of the Irish jails. The Marquis Cornwallis transported 244 Irish male and female prisoners aged from 12 to 65 to Botany Bay in 1796, effectively exiling most of them from their homeland for the term of their natural lives. more...

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Trial Extracts

We have a rich database of information on trials and previous convictions in Ireland starting in 1780 that we often don’t publish in our books. This is currently being digitised, but in the meantime if you would like to know if we do hold additional information on your ancestor, please use the contact form. more...

Papers and additional information

We have a rich database of information from Irish and colonial records starting in 1780 that we often don’t have room for in our publications. This is currently being digitised, but in the meantime if you would like to know if we do hold additional information on your ancestor, please contact us. more...