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,...
Daniel O’Connell (1775-1847) – The Liberator

Daniel O’Connell (1775-1847) – The Liberator

Bishopscourt, County Kildare, 1815. Daniel O’Connell was only a split-second slower than John D’Esterre. Ordinarily that should have cost the 40-year-old Kerry barrister his life. But D’Esterre pulled his trigger too soon and, to the astonishment of the witnesses, the...
John McClintock, 1st Baron Rathdonnell (1798-1879)

John McClintock, 1st Baron Rathdonnell (1798-1879)

John McClintock, who inherited Drumcar House, County Louth, in 1855, launched a series of mostly unsuccessful campaigns to represent County Louth at Westminster. He served just one term from 1857-9, but he caught the eye of Benjamin Disraeli and was created Baron...