title: Pages of Ireland (Daughters of Ireland) (Volume 2)
author:  Cindy Thomson 
description: Cindy Thomsons love of Irish history inspires much of what she writes. She is the author of eight books, including Pages of Ireland, the sequel to Brigid of Ireland. She is also the author of the Ellis Island series, and co-author of Three Finger: The Mordecai Brown Story. She continues to write both fiction and non-fiction stories set in Ireland, writes regularly for genealogy magazines, and does research-for-hire, helping people uncover their Irish roots. She lives in Central Ohio with her husband Tom. Find her online at www.cindyswriting.com
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  Copyright © 2021 Honor Harlow
  
  978-1-914225-16-1
  
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  publishing rights rest with the author.
  
  No part of this ebook may be copied, reproduced or transmitted in any way
  without written permission of the author.  
  This is a work of fiction.
  
  Published in Ireland by [_Orla Kelly
  Publishing_](http://www.orlakellypublishing.com).  
  Edited by [_Red Pen Edits_](http://www.redpenedits.com).
  
   _For Catherine Corless and for all the children of the Mother & Baby Homes,
  the Industrial Schools, the motherless children taken from their grieving
  fathers and all the children on the island of Ireland who suffered abuse._
  
   **Acknowledgements**
  
  This book would never have come to fruition without the unwavering support
  from my daughter. She has been there with me on this long journey from pen to
  publication. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
  
   **Prologue**
  
  When I was small, I liked going downtown hold