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Transportation
John Foley was transported on the Eliza, departing 19th Jul 1827 and arriving 8th Nov 1827 with 194 passengers.
The Eliza was a 511-ton (later 538 ton) merchant ship built in British India in 1806. She made five voyages transporting convicts from England and Ireland to Australia.
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Convict Notes
BEFORE BARON PENNEFATHER. John Foley, Patrick Foley, James Foley, and Wm. Foley, were indicted for the murder of Patt Corbett, at Priestown, on the 22d July last, by the prisoner John Foley giving him a wound with a spade, of which he lingered and died on the 241h inst. following. The facts as deposed to on the trial are these— The deceased, Patrick Corbett, having lost a sheep the night previous, set out to watch on the night of the 22d July, accompanied by his son, two men named Dermody and Tobin, and little boy; they had proceeded through the grounds and were descending the glen, whey they perceived the four prisoners washing mutton ; the prisoners ran off towards a hut they had and hid the mutton in a neighbouring potato garden; Corbett and his party then came up and took the mutton, consisting of the four quarters of a sheep, and the skin ; these were immediately retaken by the prisoners, who went into the hut and brought out a spade, stick, and bill-hook ; deceased had a gun which, in the commencement of the scuffle, he presented at the prisoner John Foley; Foley wrenched the gun out his hands and made off with it, followed the deceased and Dermody; Foley’s father and two brothers went down to the assistance of John, who at this time was fighting with deceased ; they all struck at deceased and his brother William, who had just come up ; John Foley then came forward and struck deceased with spade, saying at the same time he was always watching us, but he’ll never do so again;” the Corbetts sent for. help which reached them in a few minutes, when they secured the prisoners ; this happened on Saturday night, and Patt Corbett died on the Monday following. Surgeon Denis Phelan examined the body, found several wounds, particularly a large one, sufficient to cause the man's death. Guilty of manslaughter John Foley to be transported for life. The three others to be transported seven years. Tipperary Free Press, 14 April 1827.
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. John Fowley, alias Fawley, age 32, per Eliza II (1) 1827, Tried at Tipperary, 1827, crime, Manslaughter, sentence Life, Native of Waterford, Servant farm, Single son of James brother to Patrick and William arrived per same ship.
Born - Waterford Ireland. Son of James, brother to Patrick and William all convicted of manslaughter and arrived the same ship.