When Sorcha O’Neill gets a job as a scullery maid in Bellingham Castle in 1912, she cannot know that the years ahead will see some of the most turbulent in Irish history. Like many Irish families, Sorcha’s is divided; her mother is a staunch nationalist, while her father does not believe in the cause. Her brother Cathal is ready to stand up for the British crown, but her brother Liam is an Irish Volunteer. Sorcha, Queen of the Castle examines one girl’s experience as she grows up during the foundation of the state, from her work with the Gaelic League, through the great war effort and the 1916 rising, the rise of republicanism and her role in Cumann na mBan. Just what sort of young woman will Sorcha O’Neill become at the dawn of a new Ireland?
Genre: Historical
Genre: Historical
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