Ten of Tocal's convicts were Irishmen transported for rebellion in Ireland. Nine of the ten were convicted under the Insurrection Act that allowed authorities to impose a curfew, ban meetings, execute those administering unlawful oaths and to sentence those taking the oaths to transportation for life without trial by jury.

The main cause of civil unrest in Ireland in the 1820s was poverty combined with unemployment. The payment of tithes to the Church and onerous property rents to landlords were also constant sources of discontent and causes of rebellion.

Many of those convicted under the Insurrection Act of 1822 were known as Whiteboys. Whiteboy activities in the early 1820s included being absent from home after dark, possessing arms and ammunition, taking unlawful oaths, unlawful assembly, and sending threatening letters or posting threatening notices.

Tocal's Irish rebels were:

Name	Offence	Tried	Sentence	At Tocal
Denis Carol	insurrection	Co. Tipperary 1824	7 years	1825-1829
William Doyle	insurrection	Co. Cork 1822	7 years	1823-1827
Michael Fee	unlawful oaths	Co. Mayoh 1826	life	1826-1834
John Hanley	insurrection	Co. Limerick 1822	7 years	1825-1829
John Hassett	insurrection	Co. Cork 1822	7 years	1823-1827
Thomas Keating	administer oaths	Co. Cork 1823	life	1824-1828
Michael Magner	insurrection	Co. Cork 1822	7 years	1823-1827
Thomas Magner	insurrection	Co. Cork 1822	7 years	1823-1827
Patrick Ryan	insurrection	Co. Tipperary 1824	7 years	1825-1829
Patrick Wallis	firearms	Co. Kilkenny 1833	7 years	1836-1837

Most of Tocal's Irish rebels were well behaved in NSW and gained their freedom. John Hanley served as a police constable at Paterson from 1834. Thomas Magner married and bought land at Paterson and Raymond Terrace before moving to Sydney as a stock and shipping agent. In March 1866 Thomas was killed when he fell from his dray at Hinton.

Below: Report of the death of Tocal ex-convict Thomas Magner.

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