Warm Red Earth

Parkes' Fenian Conspiracy


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On March 12th, 1868, Henry O'Farrell shot Prince Alfred while he was picnicking on the northern beach of Clontarf, an action that saw hysterical fear of an Irish rebellion spread across the nation, a hysteria which a mostly unknown politician Henry Parkes, took cruel advantage of.
Songs used where Sunset at Glengorm, Lightless Dawn, Dreams Become Real, Dragon and Toast and Healing, all preformed by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com.
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Warm Red EarthBy Kate Heffernan