“A Voice from the Tomb”: The Catalpa Rescue at 150 April 17-19, 2026, marks 150 years of one of the most daring episodes in Irish revolutionary history – the Catalpa Rescue. In a meticulously...

Today marks 150 years of one of the most daring episodes in Irish history.
The #CatalpaRescue of 6 #Fenian #politicalprisoners from Fremantle Prison to the US was a major political coup for the cause of Irish freedom.
#IrishAustralia #Catalpa #SpéirGhorm
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149 yrs ago, from 17-19 April 1876, 6 #Fenian #politicalprisoners escaped from #Fremantle Prison in Western Australia
On the ship #Catalpa, sent by John Devoy, they escaped to the US
It was a major propaganda coup
#CatalpaRescue #IrishAustralia #IrishHistory #IrishUnity
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