The Great Shame - A story of the Irish in the Old World and the New IN THE 19th century the Irish population was halved. This text traces the three causes of this depletion: firstly, the famine; secondly the Irish diaspora and the emigrations to places such as America and Canada; and thirdly the transportations of political activists to Australia. Good evening viewers. Welcome to our Midday Show. We have with us Thomas Keneally, who …showed first 75 words of 1074 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1074 total…time has been diminished by age. And, I think, by The Great Shame. It was like giving birth to quints. And in creative terms, my minerals and vitamins are a bit depleted. But I am presently working on a long novel based on a 1840s sheep farmer, his Manchester-Jewish housekeeper, and their two great-granddaughters, one of whom is an Australian filmmaker and the other an aid worker in the Sudan. It seems to be working.