About John Boyle O'Reilly
John Boyle O'Reilly (Irish: Seaghán Baoighil Ó Raghallaigh; 28 June 1844 – 10 August 1890) was an Irish poet, journalist, author and activist. As a youth in Ireland, he was a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, or Fenians, for which he was transported to Western Australia. After escaping to...