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The top five most wanted Irishmen in history. 3. The Wild Colonial Boy Jack Donohue Jack or John Donohue was the Wild Colonial Boy and an Irish deportee to Australia originally from either Kerry or Dublin, depending on the source. He escaped from prison and became a notorious bushranger in Australia and terrorized the areas outside Sydney for eight years. A contemporary whom he robbed stated: Donahue was the most insignificant looking creature imaginable, and it seemed strange that such as he was able to keep a country in terror for eight years. He was attired in a velveteen coat and vest, cabbage tree hat, moleskin trousers, and a blue nankeen shirt, with a heart worked on the breast in white cotton.” He was Australia’s most wanted man with a $200 price on his head - a fortune for the time. On September 1, 1830, John Donohoe was shot dead by the soldier John Muckleston following a shootout between bushrangers and troops at Bringelly, New South Wales. The Sydney Gazette, on behalf of all respectable citizens, rejoiced at John Donohues death.
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