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Secrets of the Dead  Irish Escape

See the heroic escape story of Irish political prisoners, the Fremantle Six Details

 

Program: Secrets of the Dead

Episode: Irish Escape

A plea is smuggled to a New York reporter from within Western Australia's Fremantle Prison. This letter launched an American whaler that stood its ground against an armed British steamer for freedom and independence. The whaler was the Catalpa, its captain was George Anthony and its human cargo consisted of six Irish political prisoners, who had suffered at the Fremantle prison for a decade.

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Duration: (54:23)
Premiere Date: 05/15/2007
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: TV-PG


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