It was, possibly, the worst year of the Great Irish Famine. As the people of Ireland battled starvation, disease, and increasing evictions, the island’s 130 workhouses became the last refuge for ...
John Kelly’s The Graves are Walking: The History of the Great Irish Famine reflects this school of thought. But Coogan takes the argument a step further and argues that British policy, as carried out ...
They are remembering the Irish Famine orphan girls sent here with the Earl Grey Scheme (1848-1850) – so called after the then secretary of state for the colonies, at the height of the Great ...
Fiona Slevin grew up in Mohill and is the author of Hereditary Virtues: A History of Lough Rynn. Here she gives us a glimpse of Leitrim life after the famine 150 years ago, Ireland had emerged from ...
The Jeanie Johnston is a replica famine boat and is more than a fitting backdrop to the memorial statues. Are you planning a vacation in Ireland? Looking for advice or want to share some great ...
Five times in the course of the past year, the world’s leading hunger monitor warned that Gaza could be teetering on the precipice of famine. Each time, the watchdog stopped short of concluding ...