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.
Honoring the legacy of Ireland's Great Hunger Museum
Limerick to host this year's National Famine Commemoration
The heroic bishop who gave his life while tending to Irish Famine victims in Canada
St. James’s Hospital Dublin's history as a workhouse for destitute beggars
AIHS marks 180th anniversary of Ireland's Great Hunger with lecture series
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The traditional role of pubs in Irish funerals
Analysis of Montreal Irish Famine victims bones gives sad insight into their health issues
50 tragic portraits of Irish Famine victims in the poorhouses of New York
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