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From Armagh to Barrington: an Earl Grey orphan in Northern Tasmania.

Mary Ann McMaster came to Australia under the Earl Grey Scheme. Continue reading →

‘Built by the Irish People’: reflections on the 1798 memorial at Waverley and the Irish Famine Memorial at Hyde Park Barracks

There are two significant memorials erected in Sydney in response to major events in Irish history: the 1798 Memorial at Waverley Cemetery built at the time of the centenary of the ’98 uprising, and the Australia Memorial to the Great Irish Famine unveiled in 1999. 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 →

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 →

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