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Memorial unveiled for 14 famine orphan girls shipped from Cork to Melbourne
Memorial unveiled for 14 famine orphan girls shipped from Cork to Melbourne
A memorial has been unveiled in Dunmanway in Cork to remember the 14 girls who were orphaned by t...
15.03 29 May 2025
Memorial unveiled for 14 famine orphan girls shipped from Cork to Melbourne
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A memorial has been unveiled in Dunmanway in Cork to remember the 14 girls who were orphaned by the Famine and shipped to Australia as part of the dubious Earl Grey Scheme.
Joining Seán to discuss this is Historian Michelle O’Mahony, who has been investigating the story…
Image: Cork County Council Library & Arts Service
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