Identifying Joseph Davis
In an earlier essay here I have talked about William Davis, a once famous exile from Ireland to Australia during the rebellion of 1798, known to posterity as the Wexford … Continue reading
Friday, 28 September, 2012 · 47 Comments
The Pikemaker’s Orphans
This essay is a footnote to an earlier one about William Davis, known to historians of Australia’s colonial era as “The Wexford Pikemaker”. The name came about because Davis was … Continue reading
Monday, 10 September, 2012 · 4 Comments
