Bridget Walsh
Daughters in Exile - Emigration and Transportation. (2 min read) #irishhistoricalnovels
I'm editing the second historical novel in a trilogy about the Irish Famine years. Annie Power and Jane Keating both left Ireland in the...
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Bridget Walsh
Ernie O'Malley
wrote 'On Another Man's Wounds' while in exile in South America between 1929 and 1932. O'Malley, a middle class medical student, joined...
Bridget Walsh
Wounds by Fergal Keane.
Just finished reading Wounds by Fergal Keane. In it Keane tells the story of his grandmother, Hannah Purtill. A Kerrywoman, she was born...
Bridget Walsh
New reading What Hath God Wrought
This book won the Pulizer Prize for History in 2008. I'm writing the second novel where my protagonist Annie Power, has arrived in New...
Bridget Walsh
Best Irish historical novel ever?
Just finished reading Strumpet City by James Plunkett. I'm in awe of the lyrical writing and the attention to detail about life in...
Bridget Walsh
Researching 19th century Melbourne, Australia
I'm doing some research on the founding of Melbourne, Australia in 1835. My protagonist Jane, arrived there from Dublin, in 1846, so I...
Bridget Walsh
More on The Great Famine Voices
I watched this short film about the Grey Nuns of Montreal who cared for thousands of Irish migrants in 1847. Many of these people had...
Bridget Walsh
In Search of the 1490
Just watched a fascinating video about the 1,490 Irish Famine emigrants from Strokestown estate in county Roscommon. This resulted in...
Bridget Walsh
Book Review: The Great Hunger
The Great Hunger is the classic history book that inspired me to write about the Irish Famine. Cecil Woodham-Smith, née Fitzgerald,...