During her stay in Montreal Sadlier also wrote two novels set in Ireland: Alice Riordan; the Blind Man's Daughter (1851) and New Lights; or, Life in Galway (1853). In New Lights, Sadlier deals with the Irish Famine for the first time.
Sadlier wrote two novels set in Ireland during her stay in Montreal: "Alice Riordan; The Blind Man's Daughter" and "New Lights; or, Life in Galway."  In "New Lights," she addresses the Irish Famine for the first time.