Tag: Famine

NEW BOOK: Periodical Famines – Irish Memories in Transatlantic News Media, 1845–1919

General News, New Publications

 Lindsay Janssen Indiana University Press Long recognized as Ireland’s greatest demographic disaster in recent history, the Great Famine of 1845–1851 has shaped Irish identities around the world. From the monuments erected to commemorate its victims to the political rhetoric involving it to the novels, poems, songs, and films that it continues to inspire, the Famine remains a crucial part of

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Book Launch: Dublin and the Great Irish Famine

Book Launch

UCD Press cordially invites you to the launch of Dublin and the Great Irish Famine edited by Emily Mark-FitzGerald, Ciarán McCabe & Ciarán Reilly DATE:  6.30pm Monday, 17 October 2022VENUE: Kilmainham Gaol, Inchicore Road,Kilmainham, Dublin 8 GUEST SPEAKER: Professor David Dickson, TCDRSVP: ucdpress@ucd.ieALL WELCOME Dublin did not escape the Great Famine: many of its inhabitants experienced acute poverty and illness, while the capital witnessed an influx

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