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1848 petitions The William Smith O'Brien petitions
Product Description
CD record
Rare unknown source of over 80,000 people from every part of Ireland, Liverpool and Manchester and other parts of England, between 1848 and 1849 who signed the clemency petition.
The William Smith O'Brien Petition will be a popular title for those tracing their Irish ancestry.
It is a unique historical and genealogical source from the period of the Famine. Following the failure of the 1848 rising, O'Brien was sentenced to death, and this petition was collected to gain clemency for the rebel leader. As a consequence his sentence was commuted and O'Brien was transported to Australia for life.
Author Ruth Lawler is an Australian living in Ireland, and the CD contains a preface by the Australian Ambassador to Ireland.
Contents::
Over 80,000 names, addresses and occupations
Over 10,000 names from England and
Over 70,000 names from Ireland
Scanned images of all 166 petitions
System requirements: W95 upwards
