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 pro...
Bridget WalshAug 20, 20201 minRecommended Read: The Writers Map If you're a writer then you need a map. Not just to plot your story but a map of the world you create in your novel. I recommend you read...
Bridget WalshAug 13, 20201 minBook Review: The Great HungerThe Great Hunger is the classic history book that inspired me to write about the Irish Famine. Cecil Woodham-Smith, née Fitzgerald, spen...
Bridget WalshAug 13, 20201 minAylestone Meadows HaikuTwo hundred years plus Near meadow, towpath, canal. Generations lived Early morning run through Aylestone Meadows. This is bordered by th...
Bridget WalshAug 13, 20201 minWhat i'm reading..Nancy, my daughter bought me some books for my birthday present. The best present! I chose Internment by Samira Ahmed and published by At...