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New Irish famine data shows the horrific scale of the devastation of the Great Hunger


Recent statistics from the Irish Census about post-Famine Ireland are an extraordinary treasure trove. Most important, however, the statistics also quote extensively from previous Census material, dating back to ... ...

December 27, 2011 by Niall O'Dowd 108

When Ireland Fell Silent by Harolyn Enis


Harolyn Enis’s When Ireland Fell Silent tells the fictional story of the Reilly family of Mayo, Ireland through the eyes of 18-year-old Liam Reilly. Spanning the years 1845 to 1847, the tale follows the Reillys as they struggle to ...

November 01, 2011 by Irish America columnist 2

Irish American of the Year: Dr. John L. Lahey


When John L. Lahey was a boy, he once accompanied his father, a hard-working bricklayer, to a worksite. He wanted to see what his father’s job was all about, and to try it out for himself. His grandfather, Daniel Lahey, an i ...

March 10, 2011 by Sheila Langan 0

Ottoman Empire helped the Irish during the Great Hunger


It has been confirmed that the Ottoman Empire did give aid to the Irish people during the Great Famine. ...

June 01, 2010 by DONAL THORNTON 3

How the British government responded to the Great Hunger in Ireland


In January 1847, The Nation magazine published a poem entitled “The Stricken Land.” It was a searing indictment of the policies of the British Government in the wake of the second failure of the Irish potato crop a few months earl ...

May 24, 2010 by Christine Kinealy 0

John Lahey and Great Irish Hunger collection


As president of Quinnipiac University for the past 23 years, John Lahey has played a vital role in educating the public about the story of the Great Hunger. ...

May 24, 2010 by Kara Rota 1

An Introduction to Irish America's Special Great Hunger Issue


This special issue on the Great Hunger is an effort to tell the story of what happened in Ireland and explore more fully the story of those who survived the crossing and began a new life in America. ...

May 24, 2010 by Patricia Harty 0

Great Irish Hunger memorials in America


Thousands suffering in Ireland made the journey across the Atlantic to America, and for those who landed in New York, the southern tip of Manhattan was among their first sights to behold upon arrival. That is the site of the Irish ...

May 24, 2010 by Tara Dougherty 0

The Great Hunger remembered


This year, over a century and a half past the end of An Ghorta Mór (the great starvation) that claimed over one million lives between 1845 and 1851, Ireland at long last declared May 17, 2009 the first National Famine Memorial Day ...

August 03, 2009 by KARA ROTA 0

An Ghorta Mor - The Great Hunger


The Irish government designated May 17, 2009 as the first National Famine Memorial Day. On that day, Irish people throughout the world remembered and honored the victims of Ireland’s Great Hunger ...

July 30, 2009 by CHRISTINE KINEALY 1
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