The Wild Goose

The Wild Goose (1867)
edited by John Flood and John Boyle O'Reilly

a hand-written newspaper created in late 1867 by Fenian prisoners aboard the Hougoumont, the last ship to transport convicts to Australia.
See also the scan index.

Editions (not listed in original)

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Assumed pseudonyms:

"Binn Éider" is John Flood
"J.N." is Joseph Nunan
"Beta" and "Delta" are Fr. Bernard Delaney (ship's chaplain)
"Laoi" and "Kappa" are John Edward Kelly
"Mushra" is Thomas Duggan
"Boyne" is O'Reilly

Number 1
Queen Cliodhna. Chapter 1	story	Mushra
Home Thoughts	essay
Farewell	poem	John Boyle O'Reilly
Prison Thoughts	poem	Laoi
A Leap for Liberty	story	J.N.
Australia	essay	Kappa
Number 2
Queen Cliodhna. Chapter 2.	story
Samuel Wiggins	story
Self-Reliance	essay
Did we deserve it?	essay
A Scotch Echo	story
The Green	poem	JBO
Hallow E’en	poem	Binn Éider
Number 3
Queen Cliodhna. Chapter 3.	story
A 4th of July in America. Part 1.	story	Kappa
Forethought	essay
What are the wild Waves saying.	essay
Mary	poem	JBO
To ——	poem	Binn Éider
Two Days at Killarney	story	J.N.
Mr. Wild Goose,—	letter	Delta
Number 4
Queen Cliodhna. Chapter 4.	story
A 4th of July in America. Part 2.	story	Kappa
Under the Surface	essay
A Mother’s Love	poem	JBO
Extract translated from the family of St. Augustin	essay	Beta
Two days at Killarney (cont'd)	story	J.N.
In the rose-scented breeze, ...	poem	Laoi
First steps	essay	Boyne
To the Editors of the "Wild Goose."	letter	Paddy from Cork
Number 5
An Incident in the Life of Lord Edward Fitzgerald	story
Musings	essay	Kappa
Laudable Ambition	essay
Little Things	essay
Past.—Present.—Future.	essay
Live it down.	poem	Binn Éider
Prison Thoughts.—II.	poem	Laoi
Memory	poem	JBO
Friendship	poem	Yuir
Two Days at Killarney (contd.)	story	J.N.
Number 6
Nora Daly. Chapter 1	story	Laoi
Erring Ones	poem	JBO
Biology	essay
A Look Within	essay
Gentle Words	essay
The Useful	essay
Louisa Hayden	poem	Binn Éider
The Old School Clock	poem	JBO
The Boyne	essay	Boyne
Number 7 - Christmas Number
Adieu!	essay
The Future	essay	Beta
Nora Daly. Chapter 2.	story	Laoi
Nora Daly. Chapter 3.	story	Laoi
Cinderella	poem	Binn Éider
Farewell	essay
Christmas Garland	poem
Cremona	poem	Binn Éider
The Flying Dutchman	poem	JBO
A Merry Christmas!	poem	JBO
Holly Leaves	poem	Binn Éider
Welcome Merry Christmas	poem	Binn Éider
Kate	poem	Binn Éider
Christmas Night	poem	JBO
Christmas Eve	poem	Binn Éider