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Ireland -- History -- Famine, 1845-1852 An Gorta Mór: The Great Hunger Archive 
 Collection of material about the Irish potato famine that began in the 1840s. The site features transcriptions of workhouse minute books, a multimedia presentation about the Killarney workhouse minute books, digitized documents and papers, photographs, a bibliography, and links to related sites. From Quinnipiac University. http://www.thegreathunger.org Topics: History By Place, Poverty Last updated Feb 28, 2006 An Gorta Mór: The Great Irish Famine
This site has digitized texts from the 1800s, as well as links to other texts, other Irish potato famine sites, and some general Irish and Celtic sites. Some materials are in large files and may be slow to load. From the Great Hunger Archive, Arnold Bernhard Library, Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Conn. http://www.thegreathunger.org/html/main/indexa.htm Topics: History By Place, Poverty Last updated Apr 27, 2006 The Great Irish Famine
Millions of Irish people starved to death, were evicted from their homes, or emigrated during the Irish Famine (also known as An Gorta Mor "The Great Hunger") of 1845 to 1850. Study units discuss factors that led to the tragedy, including penal laws, racism, and mass evictions. Additional units cover mortality rates and emigration statistics and conditions. Actual journal accounts and poetry about the famine are also included. http://www.nde.state.ne.us/SS/irish_famine.html Topics: History By Place, Poetry, Poverty, Social Issues Last updated Feb 15, 2003 |
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