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Martina Devlin: Fenians’ daring Easter escape from Australian penal colony stirred Irish quest for freedom

Summary by Irish Independent
It sounds like a Hollywood blockbuster with a high-octane script and George Clooney or Matt Damon’s name attached to it, but the daring adventure of the Catalpa escape, one of the world’s boldest jail breaks, is a true story.

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Martina Devlin: Fenians’ daring Easter escape from Australian penal colony stirred Irish quest for freedom

It sounds like a Hollywood blockbuster with a high-octane script and George Clooney or Matt Damon’s name attached to it, but the daring adventure of the Catalpa escape, one of the world’s boldest jail breaks, is a true story.

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Irish Independent broke the news in Ireland on Friday, April 3, 2026.
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