Melbourne looked something like this when young Irish orphans arrived Between 1848 and 1850 more than 4,000 young Irish female orphans left workhouses and were transported to Australia. It was part of ...

Every family has its mysteries. For the Devlins, it’s the story of Joseph, or Patrick Joseph Devlin, a man born in the Newry Workhouse in 1910, known by many names but remembered by few. Now, his ...

A COMMEMORATION marking the Great Famine will be held in Newry next week. The event, which is now in its third year, will be held in the Paupers' graveyard at 2.30pm on Sunday May 15. Local churches ...

THE Mayor of Bolton travelled back to his home county in Northern Ireland to pay tribute to his grandmother — and hundreds of others — who were buried in unmarked graves after dying in poverty. Cllr ...

It was part of what was known as the Earl Grey Scheme. He was secretary of state for the colonies and the aim of the scheme was to reduce overcrowding in workhouses and provide labour for Australia ...

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