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Attempt on the life of the Duke of Edinburgh, arrest of O'Farrell 1868

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Crime Irish Political crimes and offenses
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Assassination attempt on Prince Alfred 1868
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Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh O'Farrell, Henry James
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Crime

Irish

Political crimes and offenses

Assassination attempt on Prince Alfred 1868

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Crime committed by Henry O'Farrell on 12 March 1868, when he shot and injured the visiting prince at the Clontarf picnic grounds during a function.

Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh

Second son of Queen Victoria, who made the first royal tour of Australia in 1868. He returned for two further brief visits between 1869 and 1871.

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O'Farrell, Henry James

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Irish republican who shot and wounded the Duke of Edinburgh and was hanged for attempted murder.

Clontarf

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Residential suburb on the northern shore of Middle Harbour, between Seaforth and Balgowlah Heights. In 1868 it was the site of an attempt to assassinate Queen Victoria's son, Prince Alfred, the Duke of Edinburgh.