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Transportation
Daniel Sughrie was transported on the Blenheim, departing 27th Jul 1834 and arriving 14th Nov 1834 with 203 passengers.
Built 1845 at Shields. Wood ship of 808 Tons. Register lists of persons transported on the various sailing is still a work in progress, not all are yet listed.
Blenheim (generic)References
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Convict Notes
Pursuant to orders received by Mr. Murphy, Governor of our County Gaol, eleven male and five female convicts sentenced to years transportation, were forwarded yesterday morning. per mail Coach, to the convict Hulk at the Cove of Cork, viz John Lehane. Denis Clovane. John Hurly, Daniel Sullivan John Driscoll. John Harrington, and Michael Ahern, for larceny; Thomas Murphy. Denis Murphy, and Denis Segrue, sheep stealing, and John Downing convicted of female violation; … They were accompanied by Mr. Murphy from our County gaol, and a few soldiers of the 77th Depot. Kerry Evening Post, 27 Feb 1833.
Source: https://www.freesettlerorfelon.com/convict_ship_blenheim_1834.htm James Wilson kept a Medical Journal from 30 May to 28 November 1834 .... On 7th July, I went on board the Surprize convict hulk at the Cove of Cork, and was present at the inspection of the convicts by a Medical Officer sent from Dublin for that purpose. There was also present the Medical Officer belonging to the Hulk. I objected to receive some of the prisoners and offered to receive two others. One was said by the Surgeon to be blind and in fact he was led to the cabin door and then led away as a person unfit for embarkation on account of total loss of vision said to be of long standing. The Officer from Dublin seeing on the list that his crime was sheep stealing had him called back, and he and I took the man into open light to examine his eyes. This he resisted by keeping the palpebra so permanently closed that no efforts of our fingers could separate them; this power of the muscles no doubt acquired from long continued action, he having I was afterwards informed employed it for 13 months. Being defeated in ascertaining the state of the globe of the eye but quite certain the globe in both eyes were entire from the prominence of the palpebra, I got a spatula which I introduced with some force it being contrary to his will, between the eyelids and separated them with that, and I saw that vision was perfect in both eyes. I told him I would receive him on board and recommended his having his eyes open when he came or I would punish him at the gangway. On the 8th July we embarked 200 of the above convicts, one of them Daniel Sughrue, the blind man who was led yesterday he came out the boat and up the ships side without assistance, on his getting on board, I advised him to look in my face, he did so with the eyes half opened when I told him unless he opened both that instant and looked in my face, my promise of flogging him would be carried into execution on this he opened both his eyes and looked me full in the face showing two eyes perfectly natural.
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Daniel Sughrie, age on arrival, 28, per Blenheim I (1) 1834. Tried 1832, at Kerry, 7 years for Stealing sheep. DOB, 1806, native place, Kerry Co. Married, 2 male, 2 female children. Catholic. Trade, Labourer farm.