Key moments
in a great escape!
Another great event at the Catalpa Wild Geese Memorial in Catalpa Park, Rockingham organised by the Australian Irish Heritage Association to remember the daring escape of six Fenian prisoners in Easter 1876. Activities included poetry and letter readings, live music including Uilleann pipes, a re-enactment of a scene from the high seas escapade and presentations on the escape itself and the significance of the rescue. Major things are planned to coincide with next year’s commemoration, so watch this space. Congratulations to everyone who took part in the ceremony and made it another unmissable way to celebrate Irish history in Western Australia.
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