Bridget Walsh
Emigration - My character’s imagined journey from Quebec to New York in 1846.
The Journey My protagonist, Annie Power, and her siblings, left Ireland in June 1846. In 'Daughters of the Famine Road,' they had planned...
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Bridget Walsh
- Mar 29, 2022
- 1 min
Self-publishing my first novel. (Two minute read)
It’s a strange experience to finally publish my first novel, Daughters of the Famine Road. I’m so pleased I can do this on Amazon KDP. I...
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Bridget Walsh
- Mar 28, 2022
- 2 min
Mixing created characters and a real woman from history. (2 min read)
Asenath Nicholson was an America philanthropist who toured Ireland twice in the 1840s. The first book she wrote, "Ireland Welcomes the...
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Bridget Walsh
- Mar 25, 2022
- 1 min
Character and plot: Agnes Mary Clerke
Imagine a small girl, six years old, living in Skibbereen, County Cork, in 1848, during the Famine Years. Her name was Agnes Mary Clerke,...
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Bridget Walsh
- Mar 23, 2022
- 2 min
Self-pubbing
So, my novel, ‘Daughters of the Famine Road,’ is now finished and on Amazon Books. Next up is marketing. I’ve been thinking about trying...
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Bridget Walsh
- Mar 21, 2022
- 2 min
Q. The World of your novel. Is it invented, or based in a real place? (Two minute read.)
A. I began to write my historical novel, ‘Daughters of the Famine Road,’ I started with locations in Ireland that I was most familiar...
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Bridget Walsh
- Mar 19, 2022
- 2 min
Self-pub editing (three minute read)
I’m just at the point of completing the final edit of my novel, “Daughters of the Famine Road.” I’ll upload it, today or tomorrow, on...
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Bridget Walsh
- Jan 27, 2022
- 1 min
My first novel
I signed up for my first ever cover design with Reedsy. com. Here's hoping my investment will result in a beautiful cover for my novel...
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Bridget Walsh
- Sep 3, 2020
- 2 min
Potato Blight - Found Poem
The Great Famine 1845-1849, resulted in the deaths of one million people and a further one million people emigrated from Ireland. This...
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Bridget Walsh
- Sep 1, 2020
- 2 min
"Speranza" (Lady Jane Wilde), and my Irish historical novels
Famous Irish Nationalist, feminist and poet who plays a part in my novel, 'Daughters of the Famine Road.'
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Bridget Walsh
- Aug 27, 2020
- 1 min
Caroline Chisholm - 'The emigrants' friend'
I came across her name when I worked in Northampton. Some of my students came to college from the Caroline Chisholm School. I didn't know...
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Bridget Walsh
- Aug 25, 2020
- 1 min
Jane Leary: An Irish Famine girl
The Irish Famine and Skibbereen
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