<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Margo O&amp;rsquo;Byrne&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fenians Festival 2026&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The 150th anniversary of the Catalpa escape - Australia&amp;rsquo;s most daring maritime prison break - is at the heart of the &amp;lsquo;Fenians Festival 2026&amp;rsquo;, from March 23 to 31.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;In 1876 the highly-planned escape and rescue resulted in six Irish political prisoners (Fenians) escaping from a&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;convict work detail in Fremantle and making their way to a rendezvous with the Catalpa, an American whaling&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;ship, near Rockingham. The Catalpa had sailed from America on a secret mission to rescue the men; so secret&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Captain George Anthony couldn&amp;rsquo;t even let his crew know the ship&amp;rsquo;s true goal.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;lsquo;Fenians Festival 2026&amp;rsquo; offers a week of events including Irish music and poetry; international guests; a&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;performance by Theatre 180; history talks, panel discussions and a Family Day.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Remember When with Harvey Deegan

6PR

Fenians Festival 2026 's Margo O’Byrne, 15 March 2026

MAR 15, 202623 MIN
Remember When with Harvey Deegan

Fenians Festival 2026 's Margo O’Byrne, 15 March 2026

MAR 15, 202623 MIN

Description

Margo O’Byrne Fenians Festival 2026  The 150th anniversary of the Catalpa escape - Australia’s most daring maritime prison break - is at the heart of the ‘Fenians Festival 2026’, from March 23 to 31. In 1876 the highly-planned escape and rescue resulted in six Irish political prisoners (Fenians) escaping from a convict work detail in Fremantle and making their way to a rendezvous with the Catalpa, an American whaling ship, near Rockingham. The Catalpa had sailed from America on a secret mission to rescue the men; so secret Captain George Anthony couldn’t even let his crew know the ship’s true goal. ‘Fenians Festival 2026’ offers a week of events including Irish music and poetry; international guests; a performance by Theatre 180; history talks, panel discussions and a Family Day.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.