An Australian composes music for Famine-era poems at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre. Continue reading
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The Forgotten Mayo Famine Girls Remembered
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
Lessons to be Learned from our Irish Past
1852 brought forth a remarkably vindictive climax to Irish Orphan vilification Continue reading
Meeting An Old Classic
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
2018 International Commemoration of Famine to be in Melbourne
International Famine Commemoration to be held in Williamstown. Continue reading
From Galway Workhouse Girls to Australian Pioneers.
Mary and Catherine Cunningham, along with the other Workhouse girls from Mountbellew, did not deserve to be forgotten.
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Index to Trevor McClaughlin’s Famine Girls Archive
a useful resource for anyone interested in this aspect of Irish-Australian history. Continue reading
Famine Memorial Hobart
To find a convict ancestor is no longer a matter of shame but can be cause for reflection and indeed celebration. Continue reading
ONLY NINETEEN
Rosanna Flemming, an Irish Famine Orphan, had serious medical and psychological issues. It is not known what triggered them. We know that she lost at least two children in infancy, but perhaps her earlier experiences in Ireland played a part…. Continue reading
Irish girls and their Famine story honoured
It’s a memory I’ll hold forever, it’s made me take an interest in our history. Continue reading
