Edward Geoghegan

Edward Geoghegan (1813 – 11 January 1869) was an Irish-Australian writer and town clerk.

He was born in Dublin, Ireland, and was a medical student when transported as a convict to Australia in 1840.

He wrote a number of plays, including The Hibernian Father the first Australian written play professionally performed in Sydney.

[1][2] Geoghegan died in 1869.

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