By Frank O’Shea The word ‘amnesia’ was heard several times at the Famine round table in the Williamstown Town Hall on October 28. It was used to describe the way that Ireland seemed to have forgotten about the Great Famine of 1845-51 until it was brought to public discourse following the publication of Cecil Woodham-Smith’s … Continue reading
Remembering Famine Orphan Girls at Williamstown Continue reading
An Australian composes music for Famine-era poems at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre. Continue reading
A statue and a book to tell the story of the girls who left Mayo in the Great Famine to come to Australia. Continue reading
1852 brought forth a remarkably vindictive climax to Irish Orphan vilification Continue reading
That Trench was one of those responsible for the Famine exodus cannot be entirely excused by the fact that his motives were good, and that he felt this was a better solution than the humiliation of the workhouse and the cruelty of road-making. Continue reading
International Famine Commemoration to be held in Williamstown. Continue reading
Mary and Catherine Cunningham, along with the other Workhouse girls from Mountbellew, did not deserve to be forgotten.
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a useful resource for anyone interested in this aspect of Irish-Australian history. Continue reading
To find a convict ancestor is no longer a matter of shame but can be cause for reflection and indeed celebration. Continue reading
