Garryowen's Melbourne

A selection from The chronicles of early Melbourne, 1835 to 1852
Garryowen (Edmund Finn)

Edmund Finn, a young Irishman, arrived in the settlement of Melbourne in 1841. He began writing under the pseudonym of Garryowen, and has left us many colourful descriptions of life in early Melbourne.

See for instance his descriptions of:

• Johnny Fawkner
• Burial Hill
• Eerie cavortings at the Old Melbourne Cemetery

None of Garryowen's works are currently in print, but rare copies are sometimes available at the link below.

• Garryowen's Melbourne; a selection from The chronicles of early Melbourne, 1835 to 1852