Mary Ann McMaster came to Australia under the Earl Grey Scheme. Continue reading
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The Famine Orphans, a Prelude to a Series of Profiles
In the eyes of Imperial social engineers, the Famine orphans were young marriageable women who would bring a stabilizing influence to a rough masculine colonial society. Continue reading
Lessons to be Learned from our Irish Past
1852 brought forth a remarkably vindictive climax to Irish Orphan vilification 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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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
Mountbellew Workhouse Project
The aim, once they have collated all the descendants, is to reconnect them with their ancestors in Ireland. Continue reading
Impromptu music at the 2016 Famine commemoration at Williamstown
Ambassador Breandán took an inclusive and humanist approach, linking the sufferings of the victims of the Irish Famine with those of people displaced today. Continue reading
Famine Rock Memorial
Arrival of Irish Famine Orphan Girls in Melbourne
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Mountbellew Workhouse Project
It is inspirational! Continue reading
