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This is As They Were...
they are just waiting for you to find them.
Oh indeed Chris... and my Clare born GGGrandmother, Susan Kelleher, was a child during these horrific times and is the reason for her, and her sister Bridget, immigrating to South Australia. I can hardly imagine the horrors she witnessed... but do know it had a profound effect.
Many thanks Chris... wish I could be there...
ReplyDeleteMe too, I think it's wonderful that these poor souls are not forgotten...
ReplyDeleteOh indeed Chris... and my Clare born GGGrandmother, Susan Kelleher, was a child during these horrific times and is the reason for her, and her sister Bridget, immigrating to South Australia. I can hardly imagine the horrors she witnessed... but do know it had a profound effect.
DeleteHard times for so many, Catherine... yet, in many ways, those who survived, had an indomitable strength which I feel has often been handed down.
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