The Earl Grey Orphan Scheme (1848-50)

The Earl Grey Orphan Scheme (1848-50)

An assisted emigration scheme brought 4,175 Irish teenage girls on a 12,000-mile journey to Australia between 1848 and 1850. Most of these ‘rosy-cheeked’ girls were taken directly from Irish workhouses. Become a member of Turtle’s History Library to access all areas,...
De Robeck of Gowran Grange, Co. Kildare & the Focks of Estonia

De Robeck of Gowran Grange, Co. Kildare & the Focks of Estonia

Originating in Estonia and Sweden, the de Robecks came of age during the American War of Independence and the Napoleonic Wars, while Admiral de Robeck was one of the principal figures in the Dardanelles campaign of the First World War. Other family members have been...