Sarah Shiels - 'Irish Famine Refugees in Walmgate'
– April 18, 2026
In the 1840s Walmgate became an impoverished sanctuary for thousands of Irish seeking refuge from famine. Squeezed into tiny overcrowded houses, they worked in local industries and the nearby cattle market.
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