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.

A terrific and fascinating read, it traces earlier attempts to revive the trans-Atlantic convict trade and the frustrated efforts by Irish authorities to join in the Botany Bay scheme after 1786. These events are related against the background of Dublin's burgeoning crime rate in the 1780s, the critical insecurity of its prison system and the troubled political relationship between Ireland and Britain.

Published in 2001 by Palgrave Macmillan.

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