Given its abundance of churches, of all persuasions, Adelaide is frequently referred to as the City of Churches. St Peter’s Cathedral, a landmark on the city’s north side, is the most spectacular of all these churches and has, arguably, the richest history. Continue reading “St Peter’s Cathedral – Church of Churches”
The Famine Pit and the Hanging Tree
“Within this famine pit lieth the unknown dead 1845-1850”
In 1836 a Poor Law Inquiry found that over one third of the people of Ireland depended on the potato as their main (almost only) source of food. The Potato Famine of 1845-49 brought inevitable results. Continue reading “The Famine Pit and the Hanging Tree”
The Rambling Wombat 