page_title: Cornelius O'Mahony
section_title: Life in Australia
hierarchical_section_title: Cornelius O'Mahony / Life in Australia
caption_attribution_description: English: Monument erected over the grave of the fenian, Cornelius O'Mahony
context_page_description: Cornelius O'Mahony was a Gaelic scholar, teacher, Fenian and staunch supporter of Irish independence. He was tried and convicted of conspiracy and sentenced to prison, only to be later transported to Australia.
context_section_description: Within a year of his arrival in Australia, O'Mahony had been granted a Ticket of leave and on 18 May 1869 he received his Certificate of freedom as part of a general amnesty granted by the government led by William Ewart Gladstone. Following his freedom he was engaged as a teacher of senior grades at the Catholic Boys' School, Perth, later known as the 'Assisted' school. While carrying out his teaching duties he also held the position of Honorary Secretary of the Catholic Institute in Perth which was responsible for assisting local Catholic schools and their teachers.
  In 1874 O'Mahony married Mary Butler and they went on to produce two children, O'Connell Daniel, 1875, and Honora Mary in 1877. Mary, born in Kilkenny, Ireland arrived in Western Australia in 1864 at age 15 and later worked in a number of important businesses including a draper's. Hundreds of locals, including members of government, attended her funeral in 1914 as she was a well known and well respected member of the local community.
caption: Monument erected over the grave of the fenian, Cornelius O'Mahony
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