On Father Clancy 's suggestion the name Innisfail was chosen so that the connection with Thomas Henry FitzGerald would not be lost .
Thomas Henry FitzGerald is the founder of the sugar industry in the Johnstone River district .
On Father Clancy 's suggestion the name Innisfail was chosen so that the connection with Thomas Henry FitzGerald , the founder of the sugar industry in the Johnstone River district , would not be lost .