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The story of the formidable woman who established Foxford Woolen Mills and did a huge amount to alleviate poverty in post-famine Ireland.
About the author
Margaret Molloy is the author of Agnes Morrogh- Bernard: Foundress of Foxford Woollen Mills published in (2014) and Martin Sheridan: Mayo's Famous Son 1881-1918 (2018). She is the co-author with Professor Peter Reid, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen of Church and State: Censorship and Political Interference in the Libraries of County Mayo in The Journal of Library and Information History in May 2013 [Online] at https://www.tandfonline.com/Her work is mainly historical, with a special interest in local history. She has published four children's books The Brown Donkey, (2020). The Fairies Who Lost Their Powers (2022) Climate Change (2023) and The Brown Donkey Goes to the Races (2024) She has written for Ireland's Own, Ireland's Eye, Irish Catholic, The Western People, The Mayo News and The Connaught Telegraph. Margaret holds a B A in English and History, and an MSc in Library and Information Studies. She lives in Bohola, in Co. Mayo.
Summary
In the aftermath of the great famine and the Land War Agnes Morrogh-Bernard, a member of the Irish Sisters of Charity, achieved what many thought was impossible. She was a pioneering and visionary woman who, in a male dominated society, managed to establish the world famous Foxford Woollen Mills in County Mayo.
