Design a Famine Ship Project

Design a Famine Ship Project

This is a template for independent project work for pupils in senior classes. It covers elements of SESE History, science, maths, English and visual arts. Pupils have to design the ship, show drawings, write a report and construct the ship. Source: Kathleen Byrne...
Wildflower Girl

Wildflower Girl

This is the second book in the famine trilogy. At seven, Peggy made a terrifying journey through famine-stricken Ireland. Now thirteen, and determined to make a new life for herself, she sets off alone across the Atlantic to America. Will she ever see her family...
Under the Hawthorn Tree

Under the Hawthorn Tree

This is the first book in the famine trilogy where the Great Irish Famine is recreated through the story of three young survivors. Ireland in the 1840s is devastated by famine. When tragedy strikes their family Eily, Michael and Peggy are left to fend for themselves....

Fields of Home

This is the final book in the famine trilogy. For Eily, Michael and Peggy the memory of the famine is still strong. But Mary-Brigid, Eily’s first child, has the future to look forward to. What kind of future is it? Ireland is in turmoil, with evictions, burnings,...

The Famine Notes

Teacher’s notes based on the period of the Great Irish Famine in the 1840’s. (.doc file 44KB) Download File… Log In RegisterThis content is for members...