There was an extraordinary meeting in Central Falls.
The newly emerging leader of an Irish Republic, Eammon De Valera went to Central Falls to meet the aging and grieving Fenian James Wilson. Wilson's grave is in Old Saint Mary's Cemetery in Pawtucket.
14 September 1919
The route to Melrose Park lined with thousands of spectators. De Valera was obliged to wait several minutes for the ovations to pass before addressing the crowd of 15,000 tricolour-waving supporters. During a short trip to Central Falls, just north of the city, he met James Wilson. The 90-year-old veteran Fenian was the last surviving member of the six prisoners who had escaped from Fremantle, Western Australia aboard the Catalpa whaling ship in 1876.
Photo added by Bill Keough
I was fascinated by the fact of that meeting and I am right now in the midst of writing a play about that meeting.
Wish me well with the project. It is almost done ,
Maybe it will get a production some day.
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