Paddy Hannan

Patrick Hannan
Paddy Hannan in the 1920s (courtesy LISWA)
Bornbaptised 26 April 1840
Sixmilebridge, County Clare, Ireland
Died4 November 1925, aged 85
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Patrick Hannan (baptised 26 April 1840 – 4 November 1925) was a gold prospector whose lucrative discovery on 14 June 1893 set off a major gold rush in the area now known as Kalgoorlie-Boulder in Western Australia.

The resulting goldfield has been mined ever since and is renowned as The Golden Mile, the richest square mile in the world. The modern open-cut mine is a vast, astonishing sight known as the Super Pit.

Hannan from Quin, County Clare, and his partners Thomas Flanagan from Ennis, County Clare and Daniel Shea from County Cork, are still remembered and celebrated in Australia and in Ireland.

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