In honour of Jaki McCarrick’s play, “Belfast Girls”. See visitqueanbeyanpalerang.com.au
Some Unfinished histories(1)
Mary McConnell
I’m not sure how this will go. I’ll try getting in touch with some of the orphans’ descendants who sent me material in the past. Maybe together we can give an outline of a family history that may be of interest to others, even if it’s just to suggest possiblelines of enquiry. I’llattemptsome of the things I’ve suggested earlier, such as make our ownpresence felt, find something aboutthe orphan’s Irish background, as well as what happened to her in Australia.And I hope, put her in some kind of historical context. I’m sure you know all this already. You are welcome to make a suggestion about the things we ought to include.
This time, I’ve chosen to write something about one of the infamous ‘Belfast Girls’, Mary McConnell. I’ve beenin touch with one of Mary’s descendants, Mrs Pat Evans, for more than twenty-five years; she…
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