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
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
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
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
Ten verbal snapshots of the Irish in Coburg over the last 180 years… Continue reading
How did an anti-Mason Protestant Abolitionist, temperance advocate and vegetarian from Vermont (USA) become a first hand witness of the Great Famine and a practical advocate for famine relief? Continue reading
Thousands of Irish left the country in ships carrying with them all they owned, including the Irish language Continue reading
Ireland is set to recognize the extraordinary charity shown to its people by a Native American tribe during the country’s 19th-century famine. Continue reading
The aim, once they have collated all the descendants, is to reconnect them with their ancestors in Ireland. Continue reading
