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The Kerry girls : emigration and the Earl Grey Scheme

Caball, Kay Moloney2014
Books, Manuscripts
The true story of the Kerry girls who were shipped to Australia from the four Kerry Workhouses of Dingle, Kenmare, Killarney and Listowel in 1849/1850, as part of the Earl Grey Scheme. This book tells of their 'selection' and shipping to New South Wales and Adelaide, their subsequent apprenticeship, marriage and life in the colony.
Author:
Imprint:
Dublin : History Press Ireland, 2014.
Collation:
192 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781845888312 (pbk)9780750959544 (ePub ebook)1845888316
Dewey class:
941.9'6941.96
Language:
English
BRN:
898286
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