Outlaw Ned Kelly’s remains finally identified in Australia

Redmond Barry was the judge who was knighted and there is a large statue in Melbourne to him, he did die about 11-12 days after Neds hanging! Love how you can directly quote old Mrs Kelly Scotchtommy but dont look at the family in isolation look at the era and the community he grew up in there was the depression after the gold rush and a very british establishment that ruled only for the rich.

Robin O'Hood.

There's the Good. the bad, and the ugly. He wasn't ugly.

A further interesting point on the subject of Ned Kelly.It is alleged that after he was found guilty and sentenced to death he stated to the presiding judge Sir Edmond Barry words to the effect of-where I am going you will soon follow-.Twelve days after the execution of Ned Kelly Sir Edmond Barry passed away.

To this day in Australia and especially in north eastern Victoria there would be many people who would strongly disagree with the comments made by Scotchtommy.Also, the Australian word to describe stock stealing is DUFFING,not RUSTLING.

Actually he was a pretty nasty character from a nasty family.THere were about 15 brothers and sisters and every time the police turned up looking for the one of them who'd stolen,rustled stock,beaten somebody up etc.,there were 14 witnesses to swear that Ned,Ted,Dan, Fran, Maureen,Noelleen etc. hadn't left the house.With Mrs Kelly,like a true Irish Mammy cursing like fury that "My boys never left the house and you keep persecuting us because we're Irish and Catholic" While he lived Ned Kelly was detested by the Irish Australians for the murdering outlaw that he was and the shame he brought on their community.There was a song at the time (after he had shot down an unarmed Irish policeman named Lonergan)which went "They say Ned Kelly's just a wild Irish boy,tell that to Lonergan's widow" it then goes on to mention his other crimes and concludes it all OK since "He's only a wild Irish boy"

Further At 14 Ned was forced to bury by hand his sister who died in childbirth after being raped by a local police officer, there was mass unrest between the Police and the locals as the police were for the benefit of the rich not to serve the community. Hence Ned's hatred of the police and the support he received from the community - and why he became a folk hero!

The term used in Australia was BUSHRANGER,not OUTLAW.

Right On Jamcelt.

I agree with cillowen. Also, the Irish were shipped off from their own land, as exiles, (they weren't criminals) the planted population just wanted their land. People who have been treated like savages and slaves will become survivalists.

If you hang a curtain, you have therefore hung it, however, if you hang a person, they have been hanged. Editor is not at fault here.

what would america, australia, france, spain do without the irish - the whole of europe as well

"Hanged" should be hung. Grr. Editing mistakes that glaring annoy me.

Interesting about the discovery of the remains of Ned Kelly, the "champion of the poor". I think Ned Kelly was more for himself then for the poor. Reading up on Ned Kelly and his band of bush rangers a couple of years ago revealed that Ned and his mates were a nasty bunch. A lot of tales out there about Ned Kelly. My interest in Ned Kelly is related to my search for a brother of my Irish great grandfather by the name of James Babington who left Ireland for OZ according to Babington family lore. Only found out what happened to James Babington thanks to his having been a Police Sergeant in Victoria, OZ and having dealings with a 15 year old Ned Kelly in 1870. The only known letter in Ned Kelly's own hand is a 28 July 1870 letter to Police Sergeant James Babington. At the time of Ned Kelly's dealing with Sergeant James Babington about 50% of the Victoria, OZ police were made up of native born Irishmen. Thanks Ned for writing that letter to Sergeant James Babington. Without that letter I would never have found about what had happened to James Babington in OZ.