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Mrs Finnegn and her seven children have to leave Ireland and join Mr Finnegan in Australia. They board a ship which doesn't look as if it can move from the harbour and the Finnegans are nervous...it is the year after the Titanic sank, after all.Inspired by a true story, it tells the story of one Irish family's migration to Australia in 1913. Contains recipes a glossary and notes on the text, including notes on migration, a short history of Ireland, the IRA, the Irish and potatoes, the Irish in Australia, spitting, pot holes, steam power, morse code, clothes, luggage, washing, turf or peat fires, working in England, the Irish-Gaelic language and hedge schools.

Size: 9 up





Shelved at: FRE
upper age: 99