WILD COLONIAL BOY

Thomascow`s version of the Wild Colonial Boy, It first appeared in print circa 1830. The rogue is also called Jack Donohue, Jack Doogan, and Jack Duggan. He was transported to Australia, escaped and resumed a life of crime, but was eventually shot in 1830. Jack Dowling a bushranger in the 1870s was recognized with many of the same offences: he shared the same fate. Castlemaine, an Irish market-town, situated on the harbour, on the north side of the river Maine and lies south-east of the Slieve Mish range of mountains. The Maine flows into the harbour of Castlemaine. To the west of the town lies the ruins of Castledrum, there the Australian outlaw, was born. This version is mainly penned, arranged, adapted and produced by Thomascow now a noted Irish Historian..Enjoy

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Music

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• Castledrum
• 1830
• Jack Dowling
• Jack Donohue
• Jack Doogan
• Jack Duggan
• Castlemaine
• Slieve Mish

[corjca]

look wat ever fuck the queen the crown up the ra

[thomascow1]

@corjca Is this a comment or lyrics for a new song?

[hkeddieme]

Sorry, it was Harry Power, not Frank who robbed the Beechworth coach. I was mixing him with another bushranger, Frank Gardiner.

[thomascow1]

@hkeddieme Hunting out old historical facts can become confusing after a day old, going back acouple of hundred years even more so,little wonder the Bible holds such problems to wreck the greatest, still it is fun, lots of people throw a spanner among the works, to mystify us all,Don't dig a hole you cannot get out of, Cheers and thanks for your info

[JackDoogan72]

looked like Ned Kelly at the start?

[thomascow1]

@JackDoogan72 Cheers Jack thanks for commenting

[corjca]

look wat ever fuck the queen the crown up the ra look thousands were sent 2 australia irish rebels fenians just look at the colours of the aussie cricket team, the rougby teams and football team i bet nearly all them who plays for them are irish where do you think they got the colours from but from the old country erin

[hkeddieme]

The 1830s song was Bold Jack Donahue. The Wild Colonial Boy was written in Australia around 1880 and although closely related to Bold Jack Donahue moves the action from Sydney in the 1820s to the Victorian Gold Fields in the 1860s. In the original Australian version the Wild Colonial Boy was born in Castlemaine Victoria, not in Ireland. The song in an amalgam of various people and events, not the story of any one person, eg. the Beechworth Coach was robbed by Frank Power.

[thomascow1]

@edward0988 Well thanks again, the real fun only takes over in the last few verses, which I added my self to lift the long tedium, hope you were able to last it out, Cheers ED