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Transportation
James Donaghee was transported on the Mariner, departing 19th Jan 1827 and arriving 23rd May 1827 with 161 passengers.
The 1825 Journey. The ship Mariner, Captain Fotherley, arrived from Ireland with female prisoners, on Sunday evening. She left the Cove of Cork, the 12th of March, and brings 112 female prisoners, having lost only one on the passage. A few passengers also came per this opportunity. Surgeon Superintendent Dr. Cochrane, R. N. Sydney Gazette, 14 July 1825.
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| Primary Source | NSW Gov Records. Irish Convicts. |
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Convict Notes
LIMERICK, JULY 16. James Dundon and James Danaher stood indicted for the wilful murder of Patrick Slattery, at Kildimo, in the county of Limerick, on the 11th day of July, 1825. John Meehan—Witness was returning from the pattern of Kildimo about sun-set. on the 11th of July. There were a number of persons, men and women, with witness. The deceased was of his party. The prisoners belonged to a party who had a fight with a party to whom witness had belonged, on the 14th of May previous. The fight took place at the fair of Stoneball. Slattery, the deceased, was not at it. The prisoners and their party, on coming from Kildimo, attacked witness and his party The deceased had a stick. Some time after the affray commenced, witness saw the prisoner Danaher take up a stone, which he aimed at the deceased. He struck him with the stone and knocked him down. Witness was engaged at the time defending himself with a stone. Previous to the deceased having been knocked down by Danaher, witness the prisoner Dundon give the deceased a blow of a stick. It was shortly after that that Danaher gave the deceased the blow with the stone. After the deceased received the blow of the Stone, he never rose. He was severely wounded in the head. He was taken up and brought home. He was taken from that to the County Infirmary, where he died in a few days afterwards. Cross-examined by Mr. O'Connell —Witness does not belong to the Three-year-old nor the Four-year-old. He will not say that he delights in fighting—but he bad a little of it from time to time. He used stones as well as another. At the battle of Kildimo he had a stone in his hand to defend himself.---(A laugh.) His party was not defeated on that day, The prisoners' party was flogged and driven off. They were obliged to fly, leaving their wounded behind. The deceased was one of witness's party, and might have taken a share in the contest. He had a stick in his hand which was fit for action. Witness will not swear that he did not use that stick. He might have given several strokes of it without witness's knowledge. Witness was too busily engaged to attend to hirn.—(A laugh.) Mr. Wilkinson, surgeon ' examined—The deceased was admitted into the County Limerick Infirmary on the 13th of July. He had a contusion on the left side of the head, over the temple. There was an extensive fracture and depression of the skull. The deceased was speechless. He died on the 16th of July. The wound was the cause of his death. After a short charge from the Bench, the Jury returned a verdict—Guilty of Manslaughter. The Learned Judge, after severely reprobating the barbarous conduct of the prisoners, sentenced Danaher to transportation for seven years, and Dundon to two years' imprisonment and hard labour. English Chronicle, 22 July 1826.
169697 Donaghee James - Mariner 1827. 1827 State Archives of NSW. Bound indents Microfiche 664. Age 27. Farmer's labourer from Limerick. Tried 15 July 1826 and sentenced to 7 years transportation for manslaughter. Assigned to the A.A. Company on arrival. 64527 Donaghee James - Mariner 1827. 1830 3 June Port Stephens SG. Obtained ticket of leave.
Born - Limerick Ireland. Single.