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Margaret Moriarty was transported on the Almorah, departing 6th Apr 1824 and arriving 20th Aug 1824 with 109 passengers.
Almorah 1. We have further to announce the arrival on Sunday morning, the 29th instant, of the ship Almorah, with 180 male prisoners, all in excellent health, consequent upon their good treatment upon the passage; she lost not a man. — This vessel sailed from the Downs the 28th of April, arrived at Rio de Janeiro the 15th of June, and sailed on the 23rd; Sydney Gazette, 30 Aug 1817. Almorah 2. Yesterday arrived from Ireland,- the ship Almorah; Captain Winter. She sailed from the Cove of Cork the 22d of August last, and brings 160 male prisoners, all in good health. Surgeon Superintendent, Dr. Alexander, R. N. The guard consists of a party of 30 men belonging to the 1st Regiment of Foot (Royals), under orders of Ensign Bruce. Sydney Gazette, 23 Dec 1820. Almorah 3. On Friday last, arrrived from Ireland, with 108 female prisoners, the ship Almorah, Captain Boyd. She sailed from Cork the 6th of April; reached no where: and, independent of the female prisoners, brings 15 free women, and 50 children. One prisoner, and one child, died on the passage. Dr. Price, R. N. is the Surgeon Superintendent. Sydney Gazette, 26 Aug 1824.
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KERRY ASSIZES. The following convictions took place at the Assizes, which ended Friday : ... Jeremiah Foley, James Nunan, John Lynch, Mary Griffin, and Margaret Moriarty, for sheepstealing; —-to be transported seven years. Westmeath Journal, 3 April 1823.
Alleged Robbery - John Kelly, Darby Ryan and Ellen Ryan his wife, appeared on warrant to answer a charge of robbery preferred against them by Margaret Moriarty. The complainant, an elderly specimen of “the finest p?try in the world" most unluckily could speak nothing but the native Irish and was therefore accommodated with an interpreter. The flood gates of her eloquence which had been closed from her inability to express her thoughts were however opened with tenfold violence on the unlucky head of the interpreter, from whose explanation we gathered the following facts. About three months ago the complainant had left three boxes of clothes at the house of a friend from whence the prisoner Kelly had removed and opened them, taking out what he thought proper. She admitted however that she owed Kelly some money; Kelly in his defence said that the boxes were seized under a warrant from the Commissioner of the Court of Requests as he had gained a judgment against the Complainant in that Court. The Complainant said she knew nothing about it. Mr. Windeyer was not surprised at that, from her small knowledge of the vulgar English Tongue she might have been there without knowing anything of what was going on. The prisoners were discharged. Sydney Monitor, 30 July 1841. -------------------------------------------------- NSW Convict Index Margaret Moriarty, Almorah, 1824, Certificate of Freedom, 21 Oct 1841. No 41/1465.
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry Margaret Moriarty, age 50, per Almorah (3) 1824, Tried at Kerry Co., 1823, 7 years, Native of Kerry, DOB. 1774. Widow. Butter maker spinner sower washer. ----------------------------------------------------- NSW 1828 Census at Parramatta Government Factory Margt. Moriarty, age 50, per Almorah, arrived 1824, sentence 7 years, catholic. -------------------------------------------------- Principal Superintendent of Convicts' Office, Sydney, 23rd May, 1842. CERTIFICATES of Freedom have been prepared for the undermentioned persons, viz : Moriarty Margaret, Almorah. Sydney Gazette, 26 May 1842.