The great famine : Ireland's agony 1845-1852

The great famine : Ireland's agony 1845-1852 / Ciarán Ó Murchadha.

Author/creator	Ó Murchadha, Ciarán
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	London : Continuum International Publishing Group, 2011.
Description	xx, 252 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Contributor biographical information
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Subject(s)	Famines--Ireland --History --19th century. Ireland--History --Famine, 1845-1852.

Contents	Prologue -- 1. An emerging people: the pre-famine Irish -- 2. A long farewell to the white potatoes: the coming of the blight -- 3. One wide waste of putrefying vegetation: the second failure of the potato -- 4. The blessed effects of political economy: public works and soup kitchens -- 5. Emaciated frames and livid countenances: from fever pandemic to amended Poor Law -- 6. Asylum by the neighbouring ditches: the famine clearances -- 7. Leaving this land of plagues: the famine emigrations -- 8. Exiled from humanity: the later years of the famine -- 9. The murdered sleeping silently: aftermath.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2011378339
ISBN	9781847252173
ISBN	1847252176

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	DA950.7 .O68 2011	✔ Available	Place Hold