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...

Jane 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...

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...

The Great Hunger is the classic history book that inspired me to write about the Irish Famine. Cecil Woodham-Smith, née Fitzgerald, spen...

Two hundred years plus Near meadow, towpath, canal. Generations lived Early morning run through Aylestone Meadows. This is bordered by th...

Nancy, my daughter bought me some books for my birthday present. The best present! I chose Internment by Samira Ahmed and published by At...