The Kerry Girls
Autor: | Kay Moloney Caball |
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EAN: | 9780750959544 |
eBook Format: | ePUB |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Produktart: | eBook |
Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 05.05.2014 |
Untertitel: | Emigration and the Earl Grey Scheme |
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Schlagworte: | 1849 1850 adelaide apprenticeship|marriage australia dingle workhouse emigration and the earl grey scheme kenmare workhouse kerry workhouse kerry workhouses killarney workhouse listowel workhouse new south wales shipped transportation |
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As part of the controversial Earl Grey Scheme, this is the true story of the Kerry girls who were shipped to Australia from the four Kerry workhouses of Dingle, Kenmare, Killarney and Listowel in 1849 and 1850. Leaving behind scenes of destitution and misery, the girls, some of whom spoke only Irish, set off to the other side of the world without any idea of what lay ahead. This book tells of their 'selection' and their transportation to New South Wales and Adelaide, their subsequent apprenticeship, and finally of their marriages and attempts to rebuild a life far from home.
Kay Caball is a local historian, a member of The Kerry Archaeological & Historical Society and the founder of MyKerryAncestors.Com. She has spoken widely on this topic, including at Listowel Writers Week.
Kay Caball is a local historian, a member of The Kerry Archaeological & Historical Society and the founder of MyKerryAncestors.Com. She has spoken widely on this topic, including at Listowel Writers Week.