War Refugees in Ireland: Long and Lasting Relations
War Refugees in Ireland: Long and Lasting Relations Operation Shamrock was the name of an operation managed by the Irish Red Cross as a scheme to bring orphaned children from mainland Europe to Ireland in the aftermath of WW2. It involved about 500 children between 5 and 14 years who stayed for three years. The project was started by the Save the German Children Society (SGCS) founded in 1945 at a meeting in the Shelbourne Hall, Dublin, to find…