02616cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000520011324500240016526400510018930000470024033600260028733700260031333800360033950000310037550800140040652015550042053400630197565300320203865300210207065300320209165300330212365300480215685600430220499900190224775934UtSlPG20260610134746.0mcr n260607r20251902utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aCallwell, J. M.q(Josephine Martin),d1856-193512aA little Irish girl 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2025  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2025-04-21  aAl Haines  a"A Little Irish Girl" by J. M. Callwell is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers on Norah O'Brien, a lively and imaginative young Irish girl navigating the challenges and changes in her life after being orphaned and sent to a London boarding school. The book follows Norah's experiences at school, her friendship with the gentle Lily Allardyce, and the dramatic shift when a small inheritance allows her and her siblings to return to their ancestral roots in Ireland. At its heart, the novel explores themes of family, heritage, resilience, and the contrast between English and Irish ways of life.  The opening of the story introduces readers to Treherne House, a girls’ school in a London suburb, where Norah finds herself daydreaming and struggling with homesickness. After receiving disappointing news that she cannot spend the Easter holidays with her friend Lily, Norah's spirits are lifted when her sister Anstace arrives with news of an unexpected inheritance—a small estate in Ireland left to them by an old relative. This change promises a reunion with her siblings and an escape from the loneliness of school. The narrative then follows their journey to their new Irish home, depicting their arrival at the coastal, rain-swept Kilshane and the lively domestic scenes that greet them. Norah’s exuberance, the family's adjustment to rustic Irish life, and the vibrant details of their new surroundings set the stage for the unfolding story of belonging and adaptation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cLondon: Blackie & Son Limited, 1902  aOrphans -- Juvenile fiction  aDomestic fiction  aIreland -- Juvenile fiction  aAction and adventure fiction  aCountry life -- Ireland -- Juvenile fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75934  c116659d116659