Bridget WalshSep 3, 20202 minPotato Blight - Found PoemThe Great Famine 1845-1849, resulted in the deaths of one million people and a further one million people emigrated from Ireland. This...
Bridget WalshSep 1, 20201 minSperanza, Lady Jane Wilde, and my historical novelFamous Irish Nationalist, feminist and poet who plays a part in my novel, 'Daughters of the Famine Road.'
Bridget WalshAug 27, 20201 minCaroline 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...
Bridget WalshAug 25, 20201 minJane Leary: A Skibbereen GirlJane Leary was one of one hundred and ten girls sent out to Australia from Skibbereen Workhouse during the Irish Famine of 1845-50. A...