Following the Young Irelander’s failed uprising in 1848, Thomas Francis Meagher was found guilty of high treason on 22nd October and was transported to Van Diemen’s Land. He was destined never to return to Ireland, instead escaping to the United States where he would later lead the Irish Brigade in the American Civil War. His home-town of Waterford never forgot their famous son, with frequent reminders of the General still to be seen throughout the city, as can be seen from these photographs.
Thomas Francis Meagher Memorial, The Mall, Waterford
Inscription on Thomas Francis Meagher Memorial
Granville Hotel, The Quays, Waterford, on site of Meagher's Birthplace
Wolfe Tone Club, 33 The Mall, Waterford, where Meagher first flew the Irish tricolour
Commemorative Plaque on 33 The Mall, Waterford
Derrynane House, 19 The Mall, Waterford, where Meagher grew up and was arrested
Derrynane House Plaque, 19 The Mall, Waterford
Thomas Francis Meagher Case, Waterford Treasures Museum
Meagher's Kearney Cross, Waterford Treasures Museum
