The monument was inspired by the arrival in Australia of over 4,000 single young women, most of whom were teenaged orphans. Continue reading
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The Famine Girls
With the right opportunities they can be the foundation of stable families for the future.’ Continue reading
The Regalia 1826: An eventful voyage
…we have to take a terrible bad set with us – they have set the ship on fire five times during this last fortnight. The Guard was obliged to shoot one of them. Continue reading
Not the Same Sky/Book Launch
this compelling novel tells the story of four Irish famine girls and their voyage to Australia in 1848. Continue reading
Quaker Connections discovered in suburban Melbourne
Descendents of Quakers in Dublin meet over dinner in Melbourne…. Continue reading
The Atlas of the Great Irish Famine
The Atlas of the Great Irish Famine, published by Cork University Press and co-edited by Michael Murphy, won the Irish Published Book of the Year. The Famine is the most pivotal event in Irish modern history. Over a million people perished between 1845 -1852 and well over a million others fled to Europe, America, Australia and other … Continue reading
Kerry Genealogy Road Show
this project is the most significant genealogy advisory and tourism event in the country and saw it as an excellent opportunity to advise thousands of visitors to Kerry. Continue reading
The Famine Pot
this aspect of the potato failure was almost air-brushed from our history.
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William Smith O’Brien, Compulsive Traveller
Davis traces O’Brien’s extensive travels over a 20 year period, both before and after O’Brien’s sojourn in Tasmania as a political prisoner. Continue reading
Ireland XO – Reaching Out
Centuries old art work on the headstones provided fascinating and enjoyable reading Continue reading
