tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451497219496258450.post8391165563981858027..comments2023-06-21T00:31:47.904+10:00Comments on Reaching into the past: An Irish ObsessionJill Bleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00758446389014596540noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451497219496258450.post-1332486254444841342011-03-21T18:39:43.946+11:002011-03-21T18:39:43.946+11:00Hi Jill, I have a similar relationship with Irish ...Hi Jill, I have a similar relationship with Irish characters. When my partner was researching his family tree while I was writing my novel he managed to dig up a great character for me. He has an female anscestor who came out to Australia during the gold rush. Her fare was paid by a grocer in Melbourne as part of an exchange to improve the male/female ratio in Australia at the time. Her story has made its way into my novel (her name is Bridget) and I absolutely adore her.Melissa Wattshttp://melissawatts.netnoreply@blogger.com