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Pre-famine potato "Irish Lumper" cultivated again for first time since 1840sGlens of Antrim Potatoes is bringing a historically Irish potato back to life by commercially cultivating the Irish Lumper potato for the first time since the Famine during 1840s Ireland. ... May 21, 2012 by KERRY O'SHEA
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Cannibalism was likely practiced in Irish famine says leading expertCannibalism was likely practiced in Ireland during the Famine, Professor Cormac O Grada of University College Dublin told a New York conference on world hunger at Fordham University on Monday. ... May 15, 2012 by NIALL O'DOWD
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Prime Minister says Famine led to Irish leadership in tackling hunger worldwideTaoiseach Enda Kenny was on hand in Drogheda, Co Louth for the National Famine Commemoration Day. Kenny spoke in front of a crowd of 1,500 who turned out to remember those lost during the Famine. ... May 14, 2012 by KERRY O'SHEA
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Remembering the Famine and its impact on the US -- Voices of those who survived still live onI gave a speech in Drogheda, Ireland, yesterday on the impact of the famine in America. I was one of several speakers, including Prime Minister Enda Kenny, who is speaking today on the occasion of the national comm ... May 13, 2012 by Niall O'Dowd
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Irish emigration at highest point since Famine -- 3,000 leaving per monthThe latest figures from the Central Statistics office show that more than 3,000 Irish people are leaving the country each month, the highest number since the Famine. ... May 08, 2012 by JAMES O'SHEA
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Irish President Michael D. Higgins in Boston for Famine CommemorationIrish President Michael D. Higgins is in Boston this weekend leading the Famine commemoration and meeting Irish community leaders. ... May 05, 2012 by JANE O'SHEA
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A walk through history - the horrific tale of a Mayo villages death during the Great FamineOur guide has told the same story perhaps a thousand times yet still it brought a lump to her throat. ... May 02, 2012 by FRANK MURPHY
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Finance Minister says Fianna Fail "created Ireland's worst crisis since Famine"Ireland's Fianna Fail government, the long ruling center-right party that was all but annihilated in the last general election, were the authors of the biggest catastrophe to face the country since the Famine, current Irish Financ ... April 28, 2012 by ANTOINETTE KELLY
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The Irish condition and the silence that followed the FamineThe Irish potato famine Psychotherapy is something the Irish think you turn to only after booze, confession and prayer all fail. It’s the end of the li ... April 25, 2012 by Cahir O'Doherty
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New Irish Famine documents shed light on incredible nuns and priests in CanadaHarrowing tales from The Famine are now available online courtesy of the University of Limerick – and a French Canadian order of nuns. ... March 23, 2012 by PATRICK COUNIHAN
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