Great Hunger

Learn about one of the worst disasters in Irish history, second only to the Black Death pandemic in death toll estimates - the Great Famine. Also referred to as "The Great Hunger", the Famine, which was caused by a potato blight, lasted between 1845 and 1849, decimating Ireland's population and resulting in emigration on an unprecedented scale.

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Turn back the clocks? Protests against closure of Great Hunger Museum gain momentum

"If Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum was, instead, a remembrance of the Holocaust, or African American history, it would have never been touched."

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Senator Blumenthal blasts Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum closure

"We need to keep this museum, we need to keep this collection intact…here in Connecticut…it should not be dispersed, divided, split up."

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Supporters rally to protest Ireland's Great Hunger Museum closure

Community members gathered outside Ireland's Great Hunger Museum in Connecticut to rally against the closure of the institution by Quinnipiac University.

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Supporters plan Ireland's Great Hunger Museum rally as closure investigated

The Committee to Save Ireland's Great Hunger Museum will host a rally on October 30 in Hamden, Connecticut.

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Connecticut Attorney General investigating Ireland's Great Hunger Museum closure

The Attorney General acted after a plea by Irish Americans to investigate the closure, concerned over the break-up of the large art collection.

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Dr. John Lahey saddened over closure of Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum

"I am perplexed why anyone in this day and time would even consider closing a museum dedicated to educating people about the evils of discrimination and bigotry."

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Great Hunger Museum officially closed, Attorney General asked to investigate

Concerned Irish American community insistent that the museum’s valuable and historical collection remains intact.

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LISTEN: Horror of Cork doctor’s reality during Ireland’s Great Hunger

The drama series is inspired by real people who lived through Ireland's Great Famine and is brought to life with the help of Irish actors narrating their stories.

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