Van Diemen's Land and Exile
Martin arrived on the Elphinstone with Kevin Izod O'Doherty in Hobart, Tasmania in November 1849. He accepted a "ticket of leave" which allowed him to live in relative freedom at Bothwell provided he promised not to escape.
While in Tasmania Martin continued to meet in secret with his fellow exiles Kevin Izod O'Doherty, Thomas Francis Meagher and John Mitchel. He chose not to join Mitchel when Mitchel revoked his ticket of leave and escaped. Instead he remained in Tasmania until he was granted a "conditional pardon" in 1854. This allowed him to leave for Paris, and he returned to Ireland on being granted a full pardon in 1856.
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